Dibo
Dibo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Dibo, a.k.a. Ganagana, Ganagawa, Zhitako, is a Nupoid language spoken in Nigeria. It is spoken in about twenty villages south of Lapai. There is only 66% cognacy with Central Nupe, out of 200 words.
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Words in Dibo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | eza* | |
| name | aye* | |
| eye | ece* | |
| nose | ayibon* | |
| tooth | ayikan* | |
| tongue | aminta* | |
| hand | wataka* | |
| blood | ara* | |
| bone | akyokun* | |
| skin | epa* | |
| knee | abokpa* | |
| breast | egbe* | |
| liver | aiye* | |
| water | yunwan* | |
| fire | era* | |
| sun | egoko* | |
| star | aZe* | |
| stone | takun* | |
| mountain | pati* | |
| tree | Cigban* | |
| night | ayiSin* | |
| dog | ayun* | |
| fish | ekan* | |
| louse | korukota* | |
| one | gbani* | |
| two | aba* | |
| I | emi* | |
| you | ewun* | |
| we | eye* | |
| drink | fin* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Kami (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo48% alike
- KupaAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- GupaAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- KakandaAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- Asu (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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