Deg
Deg is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Deg (also known as Aculo, Buru, Degha, Janela, Mmfo, or Mo) is a Gur (Gurunsi) language of Ghana, with also 1,100 speakers in Ivory Coast are(Tissié and Témogossié)and some towns in Ivory Coast by the border with the Nafana people.Deg people Their main settlement in Ghana, Jaman North are Bonakire and Adadiem and around Kintampo Areas
Vagla is a related language.
Deg is a stable (non-endangered) language.
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Words in Deg
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nEl* | |
| name | son* | |
| eye | sibi* | |
| ear | diriN* | |
| nose | me* | |
| tooth | e5ena* | |
| tongue | 5unjoNe* | |
| hand | noniye* | |
| blood | Cal* | |
| bone | mo* | |
| skin | oretuluNwE* | |
| knee | nEtu* | |
| breast | el* | |
| liver | pwE* | |
| water | ne | |
| fire | ni* | |
| sun | No* | |
| star | wewe* | |
| stone | gbwi* | |
| mountain | bui* | |
| tree | da* | |
| leaf | ninCuwu* | |
| night | jomoXa* | |
| dog | mapao* | |
| fish | ke* | |
| louse | 5upuna* | |
| one | bempoN* | |
| two | anE* | |
| I | nti* | |
| you | eti* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · degg1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mzw