Firan
Firan is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Firan (also Fəràn or Fɨran; also Ibaas) is a Plateau language closely related to Izere. Most Firan speakers are multilingual in Firan, Hausa, English, Iten, and sometimes Berom.
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Words in Firan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | anet* | |
| name | yereN* | |
| eye | Twayizi* | |
| ear | kuto* | |
| nose | zobok* | |
| tooth | nyin* | |
| tongue | lem* | |
| hand | kubok* | |
| blood | ncok* | |
| bone | kukup* | |
| skin | kukpa* | |
| knee | kut* | |
| breast | b3saN* | |
| liver | SiSiye* | |
| water | inTin* | |
| fire | kuroN* | |
| sun | yinom* | |
| star | yiyiro* | |
| stone | kuta* | |
| mountain | fan* | |
| tree | kakon* | |
| leaf | kukpe* | |
| night | katuk* | |
| dog | kabu* | |
| fish | izos* | |
| louse | ceneN* | |
| path | kariryEn* |
* 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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