Anyin
Anyin is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
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Anyin, also known as Agni, Agny, and Anyi, is a Niger-Congo language spoken mainly in Ivory Coast and Ghana. It is a Kwa language of the Akan branch, forming a dialect continuum with Baoulé, and is closely related to Nzema and Sehwi. Its dialects, divided into Northern and Central dialect areas, include Sannvin, Abé, Ano, Bona, Bini, and Barabo in the Northern area and Ndenye and Juablin in the Central area. In Côte d'Ivoire, there are approximately 1.45 million native speakers of Anyin, along with 10,000 second-language users; in Ghana, there are approximately 66,400 speakers.
Morofo, spoken by 300,000 in southeastern Côte d'Ivoire, is sometimes classified as a dialect of Anyin, but may also be classified as a separate language.
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Words in Anyin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | swala* | |
| name | duma* | |
| eye | a5a* | |
| ear | anzuE* | |
| nose | aboe* | |
| tooth | aye* | |
| tongue | tofelema* | |
| hand | asatasa* | |
| blood | mojo* | |
| bone | bowe* | |
| skin | kpolo* | |
| knee | nanguluma* | |
| breast | nofala* | |
| liver | EbuE* | |
| water | ǹzùó | |
| fire | si* | |
| sun | eyo* | |
| star | nzalama* | |
| stone | EbuE* | |
| tree | baka* | |
| leaf | 55a* | |
| night | kongoE* | |
| dog | Cua* | |
| fish | ejye* | |
| louse | ejile* | |
| one | Eku* | |
| two | 55uo* | |
| drink | EgN* | |
| see | Nwu* | |
| 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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