Horom
Horom is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Horom (Rom) is a Plateau language of Nigeria.
Neighbouring ethnic groups consider the Rom to be culturally part of the Ron, who are West Chadic speakers. The Rom people are also known for their xylophones.
From Wikipedia · Horom language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Horom
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nEsit* | |
| name | diSa* | |
| eye | yo* | |
| ear | toN* | |
| nose | wol* | |
| tooth | diyin* | |
| tongue | direm* | |
| hand | ubo* | |
| blood | dayi* | |
| bone | hup* | |
| skin | hor* | |
| knee | durum* | |
| breast | mama* | |
| liver | azo* | |
| water | bamal | |
| fire | yidi* | |
| sun | uwi* | |
| star | yele* | |
| stone | diSeN* | |
| mountain | diyini* | |
| tree | yyere* | |
| leaf | waN* | |
| night | fwat* | |
| dog | bu* | |
| fish | serep* | |
| louse | bwElE* | |
| one | ten* | |
| two | pwa* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | awo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · horo1245 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · hoe