Ebira
Ebira is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Ebira (pronounced as /eh 'bi ra/) is a Nupoid language spoken by around 2 million people in Nigeria's Middle Belt. It is the most divergent Nupoid language with the central dialect known as Okene.
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Words in Ebira
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | irEhE* | |
| eye | eyi* | |
| ear | uto* | |
| nose | ahi* | |
| tooth | anyi* | |
| tongue | irara* | |
| hand | uvo* | |
| blood | anya* | |
| bone | aCuku* | |
| skin | upangu* | |
| knee | iginku* | |
| water | ényí | |
| fire | ira* | |
| sun | oyi* | |
| stone | irata* | |
| tree | oCi* | |
| night | irahu* | |
| dog | irezi* | |
| fish | ivovo* | |
| one | onyi* | |
| two | ava* | |
| I | ami* | |
| you | awu* | |
| we | ayi* | |
| drink | hu* | |
| see | re* | |
| hear | wu* | |
| die | su* | |
| come | va* | |
| path | oze* |
* 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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