Duwai
Duwai is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 11.4 thousand people.
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Ɗuwai (Dó:aí) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Jigawa and Kano States, Nigeria.
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Words in Duwai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | amseg* | |
| eye | ida* | |
| ear | guat* | |
| nose | stan* | |
| tooth | nayou* | |
| hand | kulesegame* | |
| blood | dedam* | |
| bone | wuag* | |
| skin | elefog* | |
| knee | adegegfu* | |
| breast | fufou* | |
| water | am* | |
| fire | aka* | |
| sun | afa* | |
| moon | kiya | |
| stone | funye* | |
| tree | idem* | |
| leaf | uwei* | |
| night | dofid* | |
| dog | ije* | |
| fish | fenia* | |
| one | gudio* | |
| two | Silin* | |
| I | ni* | |
| drink | sagam* | |
| see | kugo* | |
| hear | kumugo* | |
| die | nemji* | |
| come | diawo* | |
| new | kala* |
* 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 · duwa1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · dbp