Boko (Benin)
Boko (Benin) is a Mande language spoken in Nigeria and Benin.
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Boko, or Boo, is a Mande language of Benin and Nigeria.
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Words in Boko (Benin)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | gbE* | |
| name | to* | |
| eye | wE* | |
| ear | swa* | |
| nose | ni* | |
| tooth | swa* | |
| tongue | lEna* | |
| bone | wa* | |
| skin | ba* | |
| knee | koso* | |
| breast | yo* | |
| liver | po* | |
| fire | tE* | |
| sun | iatE* | |
| star | sana* | |
| stone | gbE* | |
| mountain | gbEsisi* | |
| tree | li* | |
| leaf | la* | |
| night | gwaasina* | |
| dog | gbE* | |
| fish | kpo* | |
| louse | gai* | |
| one | do* | |
| two | pla* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | n* | |
| we | wa* | |
| drink | mi* | |
| hear | ma* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · boko1266 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bqc