Ama (Sudan)
Ama (Sudan) is a Nyimang language spoken in Sudan.
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Nyimang, also known as Ama, is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan by the Nyimang people who are a sub-group of the Nuba people.
It is spoken in Al Fous, Fuony, Hajar Sultan, Kakara, Kalara, Koromiti, Nitil, Salara, Tundia, and other villages (Ethnologue, 22nd edition).
Rilly (2010:182) lists two mutually unintelligible varieties, Ama and Mandal. Blench lists the Mandal dialect separately.
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Words in Ama (Sudan)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wadaN* | |
| name | aNEr* | |
| eye | aNE* | |
| ear | 5ogor* | |
| nose | amudu* | |
| tooth | ile* | |
| tongue | Nildi* | |
| hand | aiyi* | |
| blood | wili* | |
| bone | ambi* | |
| skin | lum* | |
| knee | kwiyum* | |
| breast | kaSi* | |
| liver | mari5* | |
| water | bong | |
| fire | mir* | |
| sun | 5iNaN* | |
| star | kworSilE* | |
| stone | mindr* | |
| mountain | mEdE* | |
| tree | toma* | |
| leaf | kwo* | |
| night | twin* | |
| dog | gil* | |
| fish | samag* | |
| louse | wini* | |
| one | 5ala* | |
| two | armba* | |
| I | a* | |
| you | i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- AfittiNyimang27% alike
- Aghu TharnggaluPama-Nyungan12% alike
- KangaKadugli-Krongo10% alike
- AssangoriTamaic10% alike
- NaraIsolates10% alike
- Dar Daju DajuDajuic10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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