Bura-Pabir
Bura-Pabir is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bura (also known as Burah, Burra, Bourrah, Bura-Pabir, Babir, Babur, Barburr, Mya Bura, Kwojeffa, Huve, Huviya) is a Chadic language spoken in Northeastern Nigeria by the Bura-Pabir people. Dialects include Pela, Bura Pela, Hill Bura, Hyil Hawul, Bura Hyilhawul, and Plain Bura. The language is closely related to Kilba, Cibak, Margi and a few other north-eastern Nigerian Languages.
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Words in Bura-Pabir
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | mwala | |
| person | mda* | |
| name | Lim* | |
| eye | nCa* | |
| ear | Lim* | |
| nose | kuCir* | |
| tooth | xir* | |
| tongue | kyENgyEr* | |
| blood | mamSi* | |
| bone | daxyu* | |
| skin | k3s3m* | |
| knee | bunji* | |
| breast | u7wa* | |
| liver | mira* | |
| water | yimi | |
| fire | u7u* | |
| sun | pri* | |
| star | s3silka* | |
| mountain | pyEla* | |
| tree | mfwa* | |
| leaf | Lali* | |
| night | viri* | |
| dog | kila* | |
| fish | k3lfa* | |
| louse | jankar* | |
| one | ntaN* | |
| two | suda* | |
| drink | yimi* | |
| see | wuta* | |
| hear | ngata* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NggwahyiAfro-Asiatic55% alike
- CibakAfro-Asiatic46% alike
- PutaiAfro-Asiatic43% alike
- Marghi CentralAfro-Asiatic34% alike
- HubaAfro-Asiatic34% alike
- Marghi SouthAfro-Asiatic30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · bura1292 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bwr