Batu
Batu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Batu is a Tivoid language of Nigeria. Dialects are Amanda-Afi, Kamino. Angwe was once assumed to be one, but turns out to be a dialect of the divergent Buru language.
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Words in Batu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | nyìnà | |
| person | nil* | |
| name | ta* | |
| eye | Si* | |
| ear | kye* | |
| nose | 5wun* | |
| tooth | 5i* | |
| tongue | nEm* | |
| hand | bwo* | |
| blood | fom* | |
| bone | ku* | |
| skin | ge* | |
| knee | 5u* | |
| breast | ma* | |
| water | ḿbígə́m̄ | |
| fire | gu* | |
| sun | Nwa* | |
| star | Nwawe* | |
| stone | tola* | |
| mountain | z3n* | |
| tree | kye* | |
| leaf | fye* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | Sfu* | |
| louse | 5ere* | |
| one | funu* | |
| two | fiare* | |
| drink | Nwa* | |
| see | nE* | |
| hear | Nwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Buru-AngweAtlantic-Congo43% alike
- Western MambilaAtlantic-Congo22% alike
- TivAtlantic-Congo22% alike
- Iceve-MaciAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- AsheAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- Donga MambilaAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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