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Hwana

Hwana is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.

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Hwana · 10.4°N 12.8°E

Hwana (also known as Hwona, Hona, Tuftera, Fiterya) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Adamawa State, Nigeria.

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Words in Hwana

MeaningWordRomanization
personnifa*
nameL3m3*
eyeyiv3*
earLimara*
nosexuriyENa*
toothLana*
tongueSEnewura*
bloodfara*
boneala*
skinpama*
kneew3dira*
breastbebiya*
liverm3nara*
waterama*
firewara*
sunfara*
starufuluNara*
stonefEr3*
mountainwumd3*
treed3fura*
leafSe*
nightf3dira*
dogwude*
fisht3na*
louseCaNkar*
onetital*
twosuxuri*
drinksa*
seenad3n*
hearsukd3n*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • BogaAfro-Asiatic32% alike
  • Ga'andaAfro-Asiatic31% alike
  • JaraAfro-Asiatic19% alike
  • TalAfro-Asiatic13% alike
  • CineniAfro-Asiatic12% alike
  • TeraAfro-Asiatic12% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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