Baiso
Baiso is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia, by about 5,480 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Baiso or Bayso is an East Cushitic language belonging to the Omo–Tana subgroup, and is spoken in Ethiopia, in the region around Lake Abaya.
Alternative names for Baiso are Giddicho, named after an island on Lake Abaya, and Alkali.
According to the Baiso people, however, Giddicho is primarily the name given to the Baiso people by the Guji Oromo, a neighbor clan with close relationship to them. The Baiso term for Giddicho apparently is maman.
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Words in Baiso
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ib3do* | |
| name | mEgE* | |
| eye | ili* | |
| ear | nEbE* | |
| nose | konon3* | |
| tooth | ilko* | |
| tongue | irEbi* | |
| hand | gEnE* | |
| blood | igi* | |
| bone | lEfi* | |
| skin | m3rk3* | |
| knee | gilib* | |
| breast | n3si* | |
| liver | todo* | |
| water | bɛke | |
| fire | ElEn* | |
| sun | 3riti* | |
| star | b3r3T3* | |
| stone | E7Ebo* | |
| mountain | wod3mi* | |
| tree | g3* | |
| leaf | b3l3lo* | |
| dog | kErE* | |
| fish | kunumi* | |
| louse | igiri* | |
| one | kou* | |
| two | l3m3* | |
| I | 3ni* | |
| you | 3ti* | |
| we | nu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- GirirraAfro-Asiatic23% alike
- Borana-Arsi-Guji OromoAfro-Asiatic22% alike
- TunniAfro-Asiatic21% alike
- Eastern OromoAfro-Asiatic20% alike
- JiidduAfro-Asiatic20% alike
- OrmaAfro-Asiatic20% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · bais1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bsw