Geruma
Geruma is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Geruma (also known as Gerema, Germa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Dialects include Duurum and Sum. Speakers are shifting to Hausa.
From Wikipedia · Geruma language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Geruma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mimi* | |
| name | Simi* | |
| eye | ida* | |
| ear | kuma* | |
| nose | umSi* | |
| tooth | oToN* | |
| tongue | limSi* | |
| hand | saraN* | |
| blood | nduma* | |
| bone | okaSi* | |
| skin | duTi* | |
| knee | burmuN* | |
| breast | ywi7i* | |
| liver | gumbasomi* | |
| water | amma* | |
| fire | uSi* | |
| sun | fiTTe* | |
| star | SeSerNa* | |
| stone | yuworo* | |
| mountain | yorotibokko* | |
| tree | waya* | |
| leaf | dasaN* | |
| night | bi7i* | |
| dog | ede* | |
| fish | karfa* | |
| louse | todoN* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | mbalu* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · geru1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gea