Bini
Ẹ̀dó
Bini is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 1.6 million people.
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Edo (Ẹ̀dó [ɛ̀.dó]; English: , locally: /ˈedo/), also known as Bini, is the language spoken by the Edo people in Edo State, Nigeria. It was the primary language of the Benin Empire and its predecessor, Igodomigodo. It is the majority language spoken in the state, particularly in Benin City, and the surrounding local governments and senatorial districts in the southern parts of the state.
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Written down
Emwan ne agbon hia ne a biere, a bie iran noyan-egbe iran kevbe wee, umwon-mwen o ree etin hia ne o kheke iran khin. A ye ewaen kevbe ekhoe ne o maa wu iran, ne iran gha yin da egbe vbe orhion oghe eten-okpa.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Bini
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | okhuo | |
| bone | ùgbòlòkò | |
| liver | udu n’ ẹko | |
| water | àmɛ̃̀ | |
| dog | àwá | |
| bird | áhíanmwẹ̏ | |
| horse | ẹ́sín | |
| pig | èsì | |
| one | òwó | |
| three | èhá | |
| four | ẹ̀nẹ́ | |
| five | ìsẹ́n | |
| ten | ìgbé | |
| we | mà | |
| house | òwá | |
| money | íghó |
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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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