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Adangbe

Adangbe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Togo. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Adangbe · 6.5°N 0.7°E

Agotime, or Adangbe, is one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages (GTM) of the Kwa family. It is spoken by the Adan and Agotime, and also goes by the name Adangbe (Dangbe), which is a variant of the name Adangme (Dangme). It is not included in the list of GTM languages maintained by Roger Blench, unless it is a variety of Ahlo (Ago, Igo);

From Wikipedia · Agotime language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Adangbe

MeaningWordRomanization
nameNko*
eyeNku*
eareto*
nosenoti*
toothadu*
tongueade*
handasi*
bloodevu*
boneebu*
skinayi*
kneeeklo*
wateresi*
fireezo*
sunNsokusu*
stoneekpe*
treeati*
nighteza*
dogavu*
fishakpa*
onedeka*
twoeve*
Ienye*
youewo*
wemiawo*
drinknu*
seekpo*
hearse*
dieku*
comeva*
pathemo*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • WuduAtlantic-Congo80% alike
  • GenAtlantic-Congo67% alike
  • Aja (Benin)Atlantic-Congo62% alike
  • EweAtlantic-Congo61% alike
  • GunAtlantic-Congo39% alike
  • FonAtlantic-Congo37% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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