Biseni
Biseni is an Ijoid language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Biseni (Buseni) is one of the coastal languages of Nigeria. According to Ethnologue, it is not fully intelligible with Inland Ijaw.
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Words in Biseni
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kimi* | |
| name | arE* | |
| eye | toru* | |
| ear | ɓeri | |
| nose | nini* | |
| tooth | aka* | |
| tongue | bilE* | |
| hand | bira* | |
| blood | ibu* | |
| bone | imgbo* | |
| skin | azuapara* | |
| knee | ikonie* | |
| breast | indo* | |
| water | miní | |
| fire | eme* | |
| sun | anii* | |
| star | imubila* | |
| stone | ikupara* | |
| mountain | ogu* | |
| tree | si* | |
| leaf | fuberi* | |
| night | dei* | |
| dog | ebiri | |
| fish | izi* | |
| louse | sibiyE* | |
| one | kanii* | |
| two | ma* | |
| drink | bo* | |
| see | owari* | |
| hear | na* |
* 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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