Ayu
Ayu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Ayu is a minor and endangered Plateau language of southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt Nigeria. Its subsequent classification is uncertain, but it may be one of the Ninzic languages (Blench 2008). It is not being passed on to many children.
Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists Ayu locations as Agamati, Amantu, Ambel, Anka, Arau, Digel, Gwade, Ikwa, Kongon, and Tayu villages in Sanga, Nigeria.
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Words in Ayu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | inTeN* | |
| name | indishi* | |
| eye | ijo* | |
| ear | ito* | |
| nose | iNgwoS* | |
| tooth | i5iniN* | |
| tongue | iber* | |
| hand | ibok* | |
| blood | amiN* | |
| bone | ikup* | |
| skin | ihwailok* | |
| knee | itukul* | |
| breast | iNgbal* | |
| liver | aNai* | |
| water | mayír | |
| fire | ira* | |
| sun | igwe* | |
| star | andindar* | |
| stone | itari* | |
| mountain | itubal* | |
| tree | iwon* | |
| leaf | ihwihwi* | |
| night | atuk* | |
| dog | ija* | |
| fish | imbere* | |
| one | idi* | |
| two | ahwa* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | njuk* | |
| we | bibir* |
* 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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