Hõne
Hõne is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Hõne is a Jukunoid language spoken in Gombe State and Taraba State, Nigeria. Speakers of the two dialects, Pindiga and Gwana, can only understand each other with difficulty. It belongs to the Jukun Wapan (Kororofa) language cluster.
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Words in Hõne
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mp3re* | |
| name | zin* | |
| eye | zo* | |
| ear | so* | |
| nose | noni* | |
| tooth | N3ni* | |
| tongue | nam* | |
| hand | vo* | |
| blood | asa* | |
| bone | ak3p* | |
| skin | hwawu* | |
| knee | akendiN* | |
| breast | myEn* | |
| liver | ananey* | |
| water | zaapə̀rè | |
| fire | pyiru* | |
| sun | 5inu* | |
| star | asuri* | |
| stone | asuN* | |
| mountain | muri* | |
| tree | bu* | |
| leaf | apigi* | |
| night | as3neN* | |
| dog | bay* | |
| fish | Zey* | |
| louse | apiri* | |
| one | zuN* | |
| two | pyene* | |
| I | ami* | |
| you | vu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- WãphaAtlantic-Congo48% alike
- JibuAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- Jukun TakumAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- Dama (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo15% alike
- YangkamAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- Tigon MbembeAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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