Diri
Diri is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 7,200 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Diri (Diryawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
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Words in Diri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | Sin* | |
| eye | ado* | |
| ear | huma* | |
| tooth | Siya* | |
| tongue | Sindu* | |
| blood | vud3Zu* | |
| bone | adusu* | |
| knee | gurtla* | |
| breast | yapu* | |
| water | cuwaru* | |
| fire | akuwa* | |
| sun | fata* | |
| stone | baya* | |
| night | sam* | |
| dog | ada* | |
| two | r3bu* | |
| drink | Ca* | |
| see | hya* | |
| die | matu* | |
| come | mbu* | |
| path | zugu* | |
| new | mal* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · diri1259 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · dwa