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Galambu

Galambu is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it moribund.

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Galambu · 10.1°N 10.3°E

Galambu (also known as Galambi, Galambe, Galembi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Most members of the ethnic group do not speak Galambu.

From Wikipedia · Galambu language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Galambu

MeaningWordRomanization
personmi*
nameSim*
eyeirya*
earkuma*
nosewuzi*
toothyizi*
tonguelim*
handsara*
bloodjama*
bonewuSiN*
skinNgu*
kneebubur*
breastwuryi*
livertuzi*
waterama*
firewuSi*
sunpizi*
starzangiya*
stonegigai*
mountainNgusi*
treewala*
leafNgwaya*
nightb3ryi*
dogirya*
fishkarba*
louseyonga*
onemuryi*
twombal*
Ina*
youka*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • GeraAfro-Asiatic41% alike
  • GiiwoAfro-Asiatic38% alike
  • GerumaAfro-Asiatic33% alike
  • BureAfro-Asiatic28% alike
  • NgamoAfro-Asiatic24% alike
  • MaakaAfro-Asiatic22% alike

Grammar

  • GerumaAfro-Asiatic94% alike
  • GiiwoAfro-Asiatic92% alike
  • BuluAtlantic-Congo86% alike
  • KafaTa-Ne-Omotic85% alike
  • NubiAfro-Asiatic85% alike
  • YinchiaAustroasiatic84% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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