Giiwo
Giiwo is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Giiwo (also known as Bu Giiwo, Kirfi, Kirifi, Kirifawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.
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Words in Giiwo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mimi* | |
| name | Simi* | |
| eye | iro* | |
| ear | kuma* | |
| nose | wuttiNi* | |
| tooth | iTTo* | |
| tongue | ilmiSi* | |
| hand | Sara* | |
| blood | ndame* | |
| bone | woSanyi* | |
| skin | dada* | |
| breast | wudi* | |
| liver | tuti* | |
| water | amma | |
| fire | wuSi* | |
| sun | fiTTi* | |
| star | jenje* | |
| stone | dunkumu* | |
| mountain | gikkini* | |
| tree | wele* | |
| leaf | ne7e* | |
| night | budi* | |
| dog | ere* | |
| fish | yombo* | |
| louse | kwarkwatu* | |
| one | modi* | |
| two | mbalu* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ka* | |
| we | munnu* |
* 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
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