Gulay
Gulay is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad.
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Gulay (Gulai, Gulei) is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad. An eighth of speakers are Pen (Peni), and do not like to be called Gulay.
From Wikipedia · Gulay language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Gulay
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | do* | |
| name | ri* | |
| eye | kum* | |
| ear | mbi* | |
| nose | k3rum* | |
| tooth | gog3* | |
| tongue | ndo* | |
| hand | ji* | |
| blood | m3s3* | |
| bone | k3Ng3* | |
| skin | ndar* | |
| knee | m3rk3j3* | |
| breast | mba* | |
| liver | wur* | |
| water | maN* | |
| fire | por* | |
| sun | kad3* | |
| star | koyo* | |
| stone | 3r* | |
| mountain | mbal* | |
| tree | kag3* | |
| leaf | kam* | |
| night | du* | |
| dog | bis3* | |
| fish | kanj3* | |
| louse | Ngis3* | |
| one | kare* | |
| two | jo* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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