Gayil
Gayil is a South Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia.
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Gayil (also called Gayl, Gayi, Galila, Gelila, Northern Ari) is an Omotic language of Ethiopia. According to the 2007 census, 55,700 people speak Gayil as a mother tongue.
From Wikipedia · Gayil language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Gayil
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ed* | |
| name | lami* | |
| eye | afi* | |
| ear | qami* | |
| nose | nuki* | |
| tooth | aTi* | |
| tongue | adim* | |
| hand | ani* | |
| blood | maqas* | |
| bone | lefi* | |
| skin | gufta* | |
| knee | buqa* | |
| breast | ami* | |
| liver | turi* | |
| water | loqa | |
| fire | noha* | |
| sun | hay* | |
| star | bez* | |
| stone | seyni* | |
| mountain | geTa* | |
| tree | haqa* | |
| leaf | haqatqami* | |
| night | soyti* | |
| dog | aksi* | |
| fish | mola* | |
| louse | qasa* | |
| one | walqa* | |
| two | qasken* | |
| I | ita* | |
| you | yena* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AariSouth Omotic51% alike
- Hamer-BannaSouth Omotic35% alike
- Karo (Ethiopia)South Omotic33% alike
- DimeSouth Omotic21% alike
- BiyomNuclear Trans New Guinea11% alike
- GalambuAfro-Asiatic11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · gayi1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gyl