Gbagyi
Gbagyi is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Gwari is a Nupoid language spoken by the Gbagyi people, which make up over a million people in Nigeria. There are two principal varieties, Gbari (West Gwari) and Gbagyi (East Gwari), which have some difficulty in communication; sociolinguistically they are distinct languages.
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Words in Gbagyi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oza* | |
| name | oye* | |
| eye | oye* | |
| ear | tnubwa* | |
| nose | obwa* | |
| tooth | 5ikna* | |
| tongue | ntala* | |
| hand | obwa* | |
| blood | agya* | |
| bone | suknu* | |
| skin | opa* | |
| knee | 5ikutukwo* | |
| breast | bebe* | |
| liver | aye* | |
| water | nuwa | |
| fire | ona* | |
| sun | mpyekwo* | |
| star | kpasi* | |
| stone | kuta* | |
| mountain | ope* | |
| tree | SniNwa* | |
| leaf | ntolo* | |
| night | sukwo* | |
| dog | omwi* | |
| fish | obmya* | |
| louse | kworokwota* | |
| one | nnu* | |
| two | mba* | |
| you | oho* | |
| we | oyi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GbariAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoAtlantic-Congo28% alike
- DiboAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- Kami (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo16% alike
- KupaAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- GupaAtlantic-Congo14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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