Abidji
Abidji is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire, by about 51 thousand people.
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Abidji (also known as Abiji and Ambidji) is a language of uncertain classification within the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family. It is spoken in Ivory Coast.
It has two dialects: "enyembe" and "ogbru". These dialects' names are used by the members of these Abidji-speaking ethnic groups to refer to themselves. The name Ambidji was given to the language by these groups' neighbors.
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Words in Abidji
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kpa* | |
| name | ine* | |
| eye | nu* | |
| ear | riti* | |
| nose | wo* | |
| tooth | E7i* | |
| tongue | ine* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | mbuo* | |
| bone | luwu* | |
| skin | kpEkpE* | |
| knee | lukpo* | |
| breast | mu* | |
| liver | lete* | |
| water | mídí | |
| fire | lE* | |
| sun | gbe* | |
| star | mulolo* | |
| stone | lubobu* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | ruwa* | |
| night | you* | |
| dog | adua* | |
| fish | sie* | |
| louse | o5u* | |
| one | nno* | |
| two | anu* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | dinu* | |
| hear | ti* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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