Beti (Côte d'Ivoire)
Beti (Côte d'Ivoire) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Eotile, or Beti, is a nearly extinct Tano language of Ivory Coast. Speakers are shifting to Anyin, with remaining Eotile speakers heavily influenced by that language. The last speaker of "pure" Eotile is reported to have died in 1993.
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Words in Beti (Côte d'Ivoire)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Eza* | |
| name | edi* | |
| eye | e5i* | |
| ear | awo* | |
| nose | ayo* | |
| tooth | anE* | |
| tongue | anE* | |
| hand | E5amoCagba* | |
| blood | Nga* | |
| bone | NgEtEbeli* | |
| skin | kungwa* | |
| knee | elisingbe* | |
| breast | E5E* | |
| liver | Eyipuayi* | |
| water | ǹzú | |
| fire | esi* | |
| sun | Eti* | |
| star | Eyra* | |
| stone | ebo* | |
| tree | EduE* | |
| leaf | mva* | |
| night | nopie* | |
| dog | Emro* | |
| fish | Eta* | |
| louse | njimimajo* | |
| one | iku* | |
| two | a5o* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | buo* | |
| hear | sa* |
* 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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