Esan
Esan is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 300 thousand people.
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Esan is a language in Nigeria. Dictionaries and grammar texts of the Esan language are being produced. There are many dialects, including Ogwa, Ẹkpoma (Ekuma), Ebhossa (okhuesan)
(Ewossa), Ewohimi, Ewu, Ewatto, Ebelle, Igueben, Irrua, Ohordua, Uromi, Uzea, Ubiaja and Ugboha.
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Words in Esan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oria* | |
| eye | Elo* | |
| ear | eho* | |
| nose | ihue* | |
| tooth | akon* | |
| tongue | olamen* | |
| hand | abo* | |
| blood | aranlen* | |
| bone | ugue* | |
| knee | iguenoe* | |
| breast | ikpiwenlen* | |
| liver | obhen* | |
| water | àmɛ̃̀ | |
| fire | eranlen* | |
| sun | evonlen* | |
| star | ahian* | |
| stone | udo* | |
| tree | oran* | |
| leaf | ebe* | |
| night | ason* | |
| dog | awa* | |
| louse | iru* | |
| one | okpa* | |
| two | eva* | |
| I | i* | |
| you | ebha* | |
| we | man* | |
| drink | da* | |
| see | daghe* | |
| hear | hon* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Emai-Iuleha-OraAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- BiniAtlantic-Congo41% alike
- YekheeAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- UnemeAtlantic-Congo31% alike
- Okpe (Southwestern Edo)Atlantic-Congo30% alike
- OkpamheriAtlantic-Congo29% alike
Grammar
- HalangAustroasiatic87% alike
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- MansimHatam-Mansim86% alike
- Belize Kriol EnglishIndo-European86% alike
- MendeMande85% alike
- AnufoAtlantic-Congo85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · esan1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ish