Bali (Nigeria)
Bali (Nigeria) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bali (also known as Bibaali, Maya, Abaali, Ibaale, or Ibaali) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by 100,000 people (as of 2006) in Demsa, Adamawa, Nigeria.
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Words in Bali (Nigeria)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ṇséê | |
| person | wE* | |
| name | lim* | |
| eye | ni* | |
| ear | tE* | |
| nose | sE* | |
| tooth | sibi* | |
| tongue | NwElE* | |
| blood | midEnE* | |
| bone | kubi* | |
| skin | kopmene* | |
| knee | gutam* | |
| breast | Nwe* | |
| liver | nene* | |
| water | mí | |
| fire | liya* | |
| sun | bisuwi* | |
| star | zisE* | |
| stone | tale* | |
| mountain | gon* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | wale* | |
| night | zEna* | |
| dog | ziya* | |
| fish | di* | |
| one | bini* | |
| two | iyEt* | |
| I | am* | |
| we | aro* | |
| drink | 5i* |
* 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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