Dyan
Dyan is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Burkina Faso.
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Dyan (Dan, Dian, Dya, Dyane, Dyanu) is a Gur language of Burkina Faso. Zanga is either a divergent dialect or a closely related language.
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Words in Dyan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bao* | |
| name | here* | |
| eye | nibere* | |
| ear | abre* | |
| nose | mikpao* | |
| tooth | nideo* | |
| tongue | d7alu* | |
| hand | nie* | |
| blood | lwomu* | |
| bone | daku* | |
| skin | lo* | |
| knee | kire* | |
| breast | hire* | |
| liver | dare* | |
| water | numu* | |
| fire | die* | |
| sun | ui* | |
| star | biriku* | |
| stone | dikpeo* | |
| mountain | siruybule* | |
| tree | siu* | |
| leaf | beo* | |
| night | umbiri* | |
| dog | bwonu* | |
| fish | tumu* | |
| louse | kolanba* | |
| one | beo* | |
| two | yen7o* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | fe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AkaselemAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- Tagwana SenoufoAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- LobiAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- Central DagaareAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- GonjaAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- GaAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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