Ayere
Ayere is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ayere (Oyuwu) is an endangered divergent Volta–Niger language of Nigeria, closely related only to Ahaan.
It is named after Ayere village in Ijumu LGA, Kogi State, which is the only village where it is spoken. There are fewer than 3,000 speakers of Oyuwu left.
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Words in Ayere
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | olohu* | |
| name | ewu* | |
| eye | ETE* | |
| ear | endi* | |
| nose | owu* | |
| tooth | eyi* | |
| tongue | unu* | |
| hand | owo* | |
| blood | eSwe* | |
| bone | egbe* | |
| skin | awola* | |
| knee | ateku* | |
| breast | Emo* | |
| liver | ETo* | |
| water | oyin | |
| fire | una* | |
| sun | onu* | |
| star | irawo* | |
| stone | ekita* | |
| mountain | udi* | |
| tree | oNwu* | |
| leaf | uwewe* | |
| night | otu* | |
| dog | aSwa* | |
| fish | emeSwi* | |
| louse | inanago* | |
| one | inka* | |
| two | iTi* | |
| drink | yon* | |
| see | yE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ayer1245 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · aye