Bo-Rukul
Bo-Rukul is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Barkul (Bo-Rukul) is a Plateau language of Barkul village, Bokkos LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria. The two dialects, Bo (or Mabo) and Rukul, each with 500–1,000 speakers, are notably distinct. The classification of Barkul is unclear, but it appears to be closest to Fyam and Horom.
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Words in Bo-Rukul
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lahal3p* | |
| name | tam* | |
| eye | iriTo* | |
| ear | ito* | |
| nose | awol* | |
| tooth | Tenin* | |
| tongue | irirem* | |
| blood | manTi* | |
| bone | ukup* | |
| skin | ubE* | |
| knee | rurum* | |
| breast | iribel* | |
| liver | ahor* | |
| water | imal | |
| fire | ura* | |
| sun | uwey* | |
| star | ikpis* | |
| stone | itar* | |
| mountain | agb3rin* | |
| tree | anzay* | |
| leaf | Ngbay* | |
| night | atuk* | |
| dog | abyo* | |
| fish | asErEp* | |
| louse | men* | |
| one | 5anak* | |
| two | far* | |
| I | amE* | |
| you | ayi* | |
| we | bwot* |
* 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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Glottolog · boru1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mae