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Girirra

Girirra is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia.

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Girirra · 5.8°N 42.2°E

Girirra, also called Gariire, is a Cushitic language of Ethiopia. It has extensive borrowing from Somali. Although not mutually intelligible with Somali, it is estimated that around 70% of the Garirra language is made up of Somali loan words. There has not been many studies on the language itself and is often grouped into a small umbrella of the Macro-Somali language family including relatives like: Rendille, Boni, Bayso, and the two dialects of Somali, being Af-Maay, and Af-Maxaa (Standard Somali).

From Wikipedia · Girirra language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Girirra

MeaningWordRomanization
persondad*
namemigi*
eyeil*
eardag*
nosesan*
toothiliko*
tongueerrab*
handgane*
blooddig*
bonelaf*
skinkulow*
kneeglib*
breastnas*
livertiraw*
waterbija*
firedab*
sunari*
starhidjin*
stoneidin*
mountainhuwada*
treeged*
leafbal*
nightaben*
dogey*
fishmalalay*
louseidgir*
oneko*
twonama*
Iani*
youadi*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • TunniAfro-Asiatic56% alike
  • JiidduAfro-Asiatic54% alike
  • MaayAfro-Asiatic49% alike
  • GarreAfro-Asiatic46% alike
  • SomaliAfro-Asiatic44% alike
  • AweerAfro-Asiatic42% alike

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

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