Iyongiyong
Iyongiyong is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bakpinka, or Iyongiyong (a name shared with Kiong), is an endangered Upper Cross River language of Nigeria.
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Words in Iyongiyong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | not* | |
| name | goN* | |
| eye | 5En* | |
| ear | ro* | |
| nose | sun* | |
| tooth | diEn* | |
| tongue | ta* | |
| blood | mui* | |
| bone | g3p* | |
| skin | kpEi* | |
| knee | duN* | |
| breast | bEy* | |
| water | mum* | |
| fire | gon* | |
| sun | non* | |
| star | goNgoni* | |
| stone | raN* | |
| mountain | gon* | |
| tree | re* | |
| leaf | guN* | |
| night | titiya* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | erengammum* | |
| louse | d3N* | |
| one | Nuni* | |
| two | ban* | |
| I | am* | |
| you | o* | |
| we | abut* | |
| drink | kwot* |
* 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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