Boro (Ethiopia)
Boro (Ethiopia) is a Ta-Ne-Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Shinasha, also known as Boro (Borna, Bworo) is a North Omotic language spoken in western Ethiopia by the Shinasha people. Its speakers live in scattered areas north of the Abay River: in the Dangur, Bullen, Dibate and Wenbera districts, which are parts of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.
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Words in Boro (Ethiopia)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | asSa* | |
| name | Suca* | |
| eye | awa* | |
| ear | waza* | |
| nose | Sinta* | |
| tooth | gaSa* | |
| tongue | albera* | |
| hand | kiSa* | |
| blood | ca7atca* | |
| bone | mak3tca* | |
| skin | kedda* | |
| knee | gubra* | |
| breast | caca* | |
| liver | afara* | |
| water | aca* | |
| fire | tawa* | |
| sun | awa* | |
| star | kena* | |
| stone | Sutca* | |
| mountain | gura* | |
| tree | mitta* | |
| leaf | marha* | |
| night | tuwa* | |
| dog | kana* | |
| fish | mutca* | |
| louse | cuca* | |
| one | ikka* | |
| two | gitta* | |
| I | ta* | |
| you | ne* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Maria (India)Dravidian86% alike
- KooreteTa-Ne-Omotic84% alike
- HozoBlue Nile Mao83% alike
- MeloTa-Ne-Omotic83% alike
- EtruscanIsolates82% alike
- Dandami MariaDravidian82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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