Eggon
Eggon is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Eggon (also Egon, Ero, or Mo Egon) is a Plateau language spoken in central Nigeria. It is one of the major language in Nasarawa State.
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Words in Eggon
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | are* | |
| name | eSko* | |
| eye | iyi* | |
| ear | otno* | |
| nose | egala* | |
| tooth | aZga* | |
| tongue | elem* | |
| hand | bgo* | |
| blood | manTi* | |
| bone | akufu* | |
| skin | akpa* | |
| knee | erim* | |
| breast | abimi* | |
| liver | adomo* | |
| water | ami | |
| fire | ovro* | |
| sun | nonum* | |
| star | enzo* | |
| stone | eZim* | |
| mountain | akun* | |
| tree | kokon* | |
| leaf | aya* | |
| night | tyutyuku* | |
| dog | bu* | |
| fish | aca* | |
| one | atyen* | |
| two | oha* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | aNwo* | |
| we | gi* |
* 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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