Berakou
Berakou was a Central Sudanic language once spoken in Chad.
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Berakou is an extinct Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. Speakers have shifted to Chadian Arabic or various Kotoko languages. According to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, the Berakou language has been extinct since the 1950s.
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Words in Berakou
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Naba* | |
| ear | mbi5* | |
| nose | om* | |
| tooth | na5a* | |
| hand | ji* | |
| bone | Niria* | |
| breast | mba* | |
| water | mane* | |
| fire | poro* | |
| sun | kaja* | |
| stone | toto* | |
| mountain | toto* | |
| night | darinjo* | |
| fish | kanje* | |
| drink | ojeaiman* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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