Fali
Fali is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Fali, or Fali of Mubi after the local city, is a Chadic dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria, in Adamawa State in the Mubi North, Mubi South and Michika Local Government Areas. It is one of several languages in the area that go by the generic name Fali. Fali people are strong people of rich cultural heritage and values. Their main source of income comes from farming. There are more than 250,000 estimated native speakers of the dialect as of 2020.
Nigeria's former Chief of Defence Staff, Late Air Marshal Alex Badeh was a Fali man who hailed from Muvudi, Vimtim.
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Words in Fali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mund3n* | |
| name | zuna7* | |
| eye | jin* | |
| ear | 8imin* | |
| nose | Sinin* | |
| tooth | 8iNin* | |
| tongue | gyEnan* | |
| blood | id3n3n* | |
| bone | i8un* | |
| skin | xucu7wun* | |
| knee | idun* | |
| breast | wan* | |
| liver | far3n* | |
| water | ma7yin* | |
| fire | gun* | |
| sun | fitun* | |
| star | tikisun* | |
| stone | far3nfu* | |
| mountain | far3n* | |
| tree | fun* | |
| leaf | zugud3n* | |
| night | k3di* | |
| dog | xud3n* | |
| fish | xirfun* | |
| louse | j3nkarun* | |
| one | tan* | |
| two | buk* | |
| drink | si* | |
| see | Ngun* | |
| hear | fiNa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Jimi (Cameroon)Afro-Asiatic54% alike
- GudeAfro-Asiatic36% alike
- ZizilivakanAfro-Asiatic25% alike
- SharwaAfro-Asiatic23% alike
- TsuvanAfro-Asiatic18% alike
- NzanyiAfro-Asiatic18% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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