Gade
Gade is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Gade (Gad) is an independent Gadoid language of Nigeria. Glottolog 4.7 (2022) classifies it as an independent branch of Benue-Congo rather than as a Nupoid language of the Gade people.
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Words in Gade
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | niyapu* | |
| name | ye* | |
| eye | yapu* | |
| ear | takpu* | |
| nose | rufe* | |
| tooth | yi* | |
| tongue | kore* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | nyi* | |
| bone | kiku* | |
| skin | puta* | |
| knee | nepu* | |
| breast | batu* | |
| liver | ye* | |
| water | zo* | |
| fire | wa* | |
| sun | zu* | |
| star | ze* | |
| stone | ku* | |
| mountain | gu* | |
| tree | ki* | |
| leaf | fe* | |
| night | tu* | |
| dog | biki* | |
| fish | gbetu* | |
| louse | kparkpata* | |
| one | nde* | |
| two | iva* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | nya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northwestern NisuSino-Tibetan16% alike
- BiniAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- HyamAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- Asu (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo14% alike
- EbiraAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- BekwarraAtlantic-Congo14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · gade1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ged