Bu
Bu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bu-Ninkada (Ibut, Abu, Jida) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. The two dialects, Bu and Ninkada, are ethnically distinct.
Bu is spoken by about 4,000 people in the four villages of Nakere, Rago, Maiganga, and Abu. It is closely related to but separate from Ningkada (Jidda).
Ningkada is spoken by about 2,000 people in the two small hamlets of Ningkada (Jidda) and Lago.
From Wikipedia · Bu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nZi* | |
| name | EndE* | |
| eye | iSi* | |
| ear | eto* | |
| nose | emvri* | |
| tooth | enyiri* | |
| tongue | ErEmE* | |
| blood | eyi* | |
| bone | kuku* | |
| skin | inta* | |
| knee | NbaZu* | |
| breast | sisa* | |
| liver | isuro* | |
| water | ŋgɨn | |
| fire | wuru* | |
| sun | iZi* | |
| star | EnzE* | |
| stone | kita* | |
| mountain | Nbulu* | |
| tree | koNkuroN* | |
| leaf | vuvu* | |
| night | eTir* | |
| dog | yawu* | |
| fish | lambE* | |
| one | riri* | |
| two | hari* | |
| I | amE* | |
| you | awu* | |
| we | kita* | |
| drink | so* |
* 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 · buuu1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · jid