Bile
Bile is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bile (Bille) is a Jarawan language spoken in Nigeria. They can be found domiciled in Adamawa state below the Benue river.
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Words in Bile
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | babura* | |
| name | luluN* | |
| eye | njuN* | |
| ear | kiruN* | |
| nose | luluN* | |
| tooth | miluN* | |
| tongue | lesuN* | |
| hand | buN* | |
| blood | Nkila* | |
| bone | mu* | |
| skin | NgubuN* | |
| knee | NkuNnu* | |
| breast | kira* | |
| liver | kun5e* | |
| water | muru* | |
| fire | giSe* | |
| sun | kara* | |
| star | muna* | |
| stone | tali* | |
| mountain | nkonoN* | |
| tree | NguN* | |
| leaf | mbugiri* | |
| night | du* | |
| dog | minara* | |
| fish | nji* | |
| one | bako* | |
| two | bari* | |
| drink | nu* | |
| see | Sina* | |
| hear | ogo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mbula-BwazzaAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- Kulung (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo35% alike
- Bada (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo31% alike
- Jarawa (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo29% alike
- LabirAtlantic-Congo29% alike
- DuguriAtlantic-Congo29% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · bile1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bil