Ga'anda
Ga'anda is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Ga (also known as Ganda, Ga'andu, Mokar, Makwar) is a Biu-Mandara language spoken by about 43,000 people in the Gombi Local Government Area in Adamawa state of Nigeria. Many speakers live across the length and breadth of Nigeria. It has three dialects, Ga'anda, Gabun and Boga; Blench (2006) classifies Gabun is a separate language.
Blench (2019) lists Kaɓәn and Fәrtata as Ga’anda varieties.
From Wikipedia · Ga'anda language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ga'anda
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nefa* | |
| name | Lima* | |
| eye | wenita* | |
| ear | Limata* | |
| nose | xureya* | |
| tooth | Lena* | |
| tongue | w3nSEnoto* | |
| blood | fera* | |
| bone | ela* | |
| skin | fiya* | |
| knee | weda* | |
| breast | biba* | |
| liver | m3n3ta* | |
| water | yèma | |
| fire | w3ta* | |
| sun | f3rta* | |
| star | w3nd3ra* | |
| stone | w3ndakwEnCa* | |
| mountain | dekwina* | |
| tree | d3fta* | |
| leaf | Se7a* | |
| night | wita* | |
| dog | ida* | |
| fish | yirfa* | |
| louse | CaNgar* | |
| one | arta* | |
| two | suri* | |
| drink | s3nSi* | |
| see | ani* | |
| hear | Siki* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Mid-Southern BandaAtlantic-Congo82% alike
- MonAustroasiatic82% alike
- NzakambayAtlantic-Congo81% alike
- MündüAtlantic-Congo80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · gaan1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gqa