Baan
Baan is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Baan is an Ogoni language of Nigeria.
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Words in Baan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nE* | |
| name | be* | |
| eye | dE* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | mbio* | |
| tooth | da* | |
| tongue | ndidE* | |
| hand | kaba* | |
| blood | mim* | |
| bone | kpogo* | |
| skin | kpikpa* | |
| knee | mkpogi* | |
| breast | mima* | |
| water | mṹṹ | |
| fire | nsa* | |
| sun | mgbe* | |
| star | nziakara* | |
| stone | dE* | |
| mountain | gbErEkpokE* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | nsa* | |
| night | mmnE* | |
| dog | mgbogo* | |
| fish | bari* | |
| louse | su* | |
| one | EnE* | |
| two | ba* | |
| drink | wa* | |
| see | mo* | |
| hear | da* |
* 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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Glottolog · baan1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bvj