Izere
Izere is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Izere is a dialect continuum of Plateau languages in Nigeria. According to Blench (2008), it is four languages, though Ethnologue does not distinguish NW and NE Izere. The Cen and Ganang varieties are spoken by only 2000 each. Cen has added Berom noun-class prefixes and consonant alternation to an Izere base.
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Words in Izere
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 3n3rk3k* | |
| name | rerik* | |
| eye | 3nisi* | |
| ear | kuto* | |
| nose | izibuk* | |
| tooth | i5i* | |
| tongue | rim* | |
| blood | n3sok* | |
| bone | kukup* | |
| skin | kupa* | |
| knee | rikur* | |
| breast | ab3z3n* | |
| liver | 3vufuk* | |
| water | áshì | |
| fire | kurum* | |
| sun | kunum* | |
| star | 3d3r* | |
| mountain | ruf3n* | |
| tree | n3kun* | |
| leaf | 3fumu* | |
| night | kituk* | |
| dog | Eg3bu* | |
| fish | izos* | |
| louse | ic3n3N* | |
| one | zini* | |
| two | fa* | |
| drink | so* | |
| see | diyE* | |
| hear | fukE* | |
| die | ku* |
* 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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