Guruntum-Mbaaru
Guruntum-Mbaaru is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Guruntum is a Chadic language spoken in Bauchi and Alkaleri LGAs, Bauchi State, Nigeria. In 1993 it was spoken by about 15,000 people.
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Words in Guruntum-Mbaaru
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | siN* | |
| eye | yiriN* | |
| ear | kwaNsi* | |
| tongue | 5ala* | |
| hand | a* | |
| blood | baran* | |
| skin | Ngubi* | |
| knee | vwan* | |
| breast | wuru* | |
| water | maa | |
| fire | iSi7* | |
| star | Sat3ri* | |
| stone | Sindi* | |
| mountain | ai* | |
| tree | yaNsi* | |
| leaf | yasar* | |
| night | vuru* | |
| dog | da* | |
| fish | mwalaN* | |
| one | Sak* | |
| two | rap* | |
| I | yim* | |
| you | kau* | |
| we | kaN* | |
| drink | sai* | |
| see | yu* | |
| hear | kumi* | |
| die | m3si* | |
| come | wari* | |
| new | pyali* |
* 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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