Daasanach
Daasanach is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan, by about 60.5 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Daasanach (also known as Dasenech, Daasanech, Dathanaik, Dathanaic, Dathanik, Dhaasanac, Gheleba, Geleba, Geleb, Gelebinya, Gallab, Galuba, Gelab, Gelubba, Dama, Marille, Merile, Merille, Morille, Reshiat, Russia) is a Cushitic language spoken by the Daasanach in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya whose homeland is along the Lower Omo River and on the shores of Lake Turkana.
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Words in Daasanach
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | minni | |
| person | mu* | |
| name | me* | |
| eye | il* | |
| ear | neti* | |
| nose | sono* | |
| tooth | kaTinti* | |
| tongue | ere* | |
| hand | gil* | |
| blood | fas* | |
| bone | lafiti* | |
| skin | lokodi* | |
| knee | kur* | |
| breast | ozu* | |
| liver | Tira* | |
| water | bie | |
| fire | Tiete* | |
| sun | azu* | |
| star | izinti* | |
| stone | war* | |
| mountain | gumiti* | |
| tree | Tor* | |
| leaf | neti* | |
| night | Turi* | |
| dog | Tir* | |
| fish | beT* | |
| louse | izidi* | |
| one | takaT* | |
| two | nama* | |
| I | yu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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