Dong
Dong is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Dong, or Donga, is a poorly documented language in Nigeria. Though clearly Niger–Congo, it is difficult to classify; British linguist Roger Blench proposes that it is one of the Dakoid languages, the closest to Gaa.
From Wikipedia · Dong language (Nigeria) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Dong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nEwa* | |
| name | bola* | |
| eye | sEn* | |
| ear | utuN* | |
| nose | suN* | |
| tooth | taN* | |
| tongue | rEt* | |
| hand | wu* | |
| blood | gon* | |
| bone | va* | |
| skin | kpa* | |
| knee | ruN* | |
| breast | usa* | |
| liver | sok* | |
| water | sok* | |
| fire | wa* | |
| sun | da* | |
| star | sEsEr* | |
| stone | tar* | |
| mountain | kop* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | ya* | |
| night | vir* | |
| dog | za* | |
| fish | yo* | |
| louse | lagat* | |
| one | mop* | |
| two | bar* | |
| I | boN* | |
| you | noN* |
* 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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