Bassari-Tanda
Bassari-Tanda is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Senegal, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau, by about 33.6 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bassari, Basari, or Oniyan (Onian, Onëyan, Ayan, Biyan, Wo) is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Bassari people.
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Words in Bassari-Tanda
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | weweN* | |
| name | waT* | |
| eye | Nos* | |
| ear | nof* | |
| nose | TEn* | |
| tooth | 5onga* | |
| tongue | niw* | |
| hand | taxan* | |
| blood | syat* | |
| bone | Tapar* | |
| skin | nar* | |
| knee | dokona* | |
| breast | bor* | |
| liver | rembal* | |
| water | mEn* | |
| fire | xodox* | |
| sun | 5an* | |
| star | mal* | |
| stone | kay* | |
| mountain | tond* | |
| tree | tox* | |
| leaf | pat* | |
| night | mod* | |
| dog | laNot* | |
| fish | kan* | |
| louse | pol* | |
| one | bat* | |
| two | ki* | |
| I | wono* | |
| you | sadi* |
* 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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