Humburi Senni Songhay
Humburi Senni Songhay is a Songhay language spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali.
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Humburi Senni, or Central Songhay, is a variety of Southern Songhai spoken in the Hombori region, straddling the Burkina Faso–Mali border.
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Words in Humburi Senni Songhay
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | boro* | |
| name | ma* | |
| eye | moyse* | |
| ear | hayE* | |
| nose | ninE* | |
| tooth | hiyE* | |
| tongue | dElE* | |
| hand | kambE* | |
| blood | kuri* | |
| bone | biri* | |
| skin | kuru* | |
| knee | kaNge* | |
| breast | fEfE* | |
| liver | hampE* | |
| water | hari* | |
| fire | nuna* | |
| sun | woynE* | |
| stone | tondi* | |
| mountain | tondi* | |
| tree | hE* | |
| leaf | bosu* | |
| night | kiyo* | |
| dog | hansi* | |
| fish | desi* | |
| louse | gani* | |
| one | fo* | |
| two | hiNka* | |
| I | ayi* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | yeri* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Koyraboro SenniSonghay62% alike
- ZarmaSonghay60% alike
- Dendi (Benin)Songhay59% alike
- Koyra ChiiniSonghay57% alike
- TadaksahakSonghay34% alike
- TasawaqSonghay33% alike
Grammar
- Tondi Songway KiiniSonghay91% alike
- Koyra ChiiniSonghay90% alike
- Koyraboro SenniSonghay89% alike
- FonAtlantic-Congo88% alike
- DyulaMande86% alike
- YinchiaAustroasiatic86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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