Egene
Egene is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 211 thousand people.
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Engenni (Ẹgẹnẹ) is an Edoid language of Nigeria.
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Words in Egene
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ini* | |
| eye | a8u* | |
| ear | ẹ́sọụ | |
| nose | uswei* | |
| tooth | aku* | |
| tongue | o8amu* | |
| hand | obo* | |
| blood | abura* | |
| bone | ubwo* | |
| skin | afinaonwi* | |
| knee | ulavi* | |
| water | ạmịnị | |
| fire | atai* | |
| sun | uvo* | |
| stone | ugyo* | |
| tree | atai* | |
| night | asu* | |
| dog | ạ́ḅụạ | |
| fish | eseni* | |
| one | avu* | |
| two | iva* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | bo* | |
| we | eni* | |
| drink | 5ou* | |
| see | moni* | |
| hear | Sene* | |
| die | wu* | |
| come | yi* | |
| path | uswei* |
* 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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