Beja
Beja is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Sudan, Egypt, and Eritrea, by about 1.2 million people.
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Beja (Bidhaawyeet or Tubdhaawi) is an Afroasiatic language of the Cushitic branch spoken on the western coast of the Red Sea by the Beja people. Its speakers inhabit parts of Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea.
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Words in Beja
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | de | |
| father | baab | |
| name | sim | |
| eye | gw'aj | |
| ear | angwííl | |
| nose | ginúuf | |
| hand | áyi | |
| head | gírma | |
| skin | adi | |
| breast | díga | |
| water | yam | |
| fire | n'e | |
| wind | alal | |
| tree | híndi | |
| dog | yaas | |
| horse | hatáay | |
| one | gaal | |
| I | áni | |
| we | hinin | |
| milk | a |
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Vocabulary
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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