Cerma
Cerma is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso.
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Cerma (Kirma) is a Gur language of Burkina Faso. It is spoken by the Gouin people (sometimes called Ciramba or Gouin (Gwe, Gwen)).
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Words in Cerma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | neleaNo* | |
| name | yere* | |
| eye | yifele* | |
| ear | tuNu* | |
| nose | mEle* | |
| tooth | nyilaNu* | |
| tongue | dyumele* | |
| hand | naNa* | |
| blood | tama* | |
| bone | kogwoNu* | |
| skin | nkouoniai* | |
| knee | dunuNu* | |
| breast | nyolmo* | |
| liver | hole* | |
| water | hwomu* | |
| fire | damu* | |
| sun | baNu* | |
| moon | cɛiŋo | |
| star | mɔɛle | |
| stone | tampele* | |
| mountain | tanoNo* | |
| tree | tibiNu* | |
| leaf | fiedo* | |
| night | isuaNu* | |
| dog | dyoroNo* | |
| fish | teterioNo* | |
| one | die* | |
| two | hay* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | ni* |
* 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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