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Arum

Arum is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.

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Arum · 9.0°N 8.6°E

Alumu is a Plateau language spoken by approximately 7,000 people in Nassarawa State, Nigeria. It has lost the nominal affix system characteristic of the Niger–Congo family.

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Words in Arum

MeaningWordRomanization
personkyaNguri*
namesa*
eyeyoruyo*
earaSoto*
nosesono*
tooth3nyine*
tonguealimi*
handvo*
bloodmya*
bone3kuphu*
skinbinato*
kneegbolo*
breastbEnE*
liverahro*
waterə̀mù
fireSira*
sunno*
starakpokpa*
stonekpakpa*
mountainagbogbo*
treeagbe*
leaf3Su*
nightSini*
dog3va*
fishkpo*
lousebirokawri*
oneanyimbere*
twoahurwi*
Imya*
younon*

* 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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