Àhàn
Àhàn is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Aahan (Ààhàn) is an endangered divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ayere. There may be about 2,400 speakers left based on upper estimates (2024). Roger Blench however estimated about 300 speakers left in the year 2000. It is spoken in the village of Ahan-Ayegunle in the Omuo Oke district.
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Words in Àhàn
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oniye* | |
| eye | ewu* | |
| ear | eti* | |
| tooth | e5i* | |
| hand | o* | |
| blood | eSi* | |
| bone | igbegbe* | |
| breast | emo* | |
| water | oɲĩ | |
| fire | una* | |
| sun | oru* | |
| mountain | eroke* | |
| tree | igu* | |
| leaf | erie* | |
| dog | aSa* | |
| fish | e8u* | |
| one | ene* | |
| two | iyi* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | Ngo* | |
| we | a* | |
| drink | mu* | |
| see | yi* | |
| die | hu* | |
| come | na* | |
| path | okola* | |
| new | tin8o* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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