Giryama
Giryama is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Kenya.
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Giryama is a dialect variety of the Mijikenda language spoken along the southern coast of Kenya, predominantly in the Kilifi district.
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Words in Giryama
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tu* | |
| name | cina* | |
| eye | co* | |
| ear | sikiro* | |
| nose | pula* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | laco* | |
| bone | soza* | |
| skin | No* | |
| knee | vindi* | |
| breast | hombo* | |
| liver | ini* | |
| water | aci* | |
| fire | oho* | |
| sun | cuwa* | |
| star | 5e5ezi* | |
| stone | we* | |
| mountain | rima* | |
| tree | hi* | |
| leaf | koca* | |
| night | siku* | |
| dog | ro* | |
| fish | maki* | |
| louse | caha* | |
| one | mweNa* | |
| two | iri* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | ona* | |
| hear | sikira* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- SanguAtlantic-Congo94% alike
- BenaAtlantic-Congo94% alike
- Central WamboAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- ZinzaAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- MboleAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- Zimbabwean NdebeleAtlantic-Congo92% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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