Jakattoe
Jakattoe is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Chakato (Jakato [ʒàkàtɔ̀] or Jakattoe) is a West Chadic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. It was identified by Roger Blench in 2016. It is spoken by about 500 people in one village, Dokan Tofa, which is located on the Jos-Shendam road in Plateau State. Blench (2017) suggests that Chakato may be related to spurious records of the Jorto language. Chakato speakers claim that their language is closely related to Goemai.
Jakato is spoken in Dokan Tofa town and nearby villages in southern Plateau State. Dokan Tofa town is situated about 50 km north of Shendam.
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Words in Jakattoe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | gurum* | |
| name | s3m* | |
| eye | yit* | |
| ear | kom* | |
| nose | goN* | |
| tooth | axas* | |
| tongue | lis* | |
| hand | sar* | |
| blood | t3x3m* | |
| bone | Es* | |
| skin | karamSin* | |
| knee | f3r3m* | |
| breast | yuxur* | |
| liver | f3lok* | |
| water | am* | |
| fire | wus* | |
| sun | pus* | |
| star | zar* | |
| stone | paN* | |
| tree | t3N* | |
| leaf | komt3N* | |
| night | NgoN* | |
| dog | as* | |
| fish | SErEp* | |
| louse | nSam* | |
| one | mE* | |
| two | vEl* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | g3* | |
| we | mun* |
* 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 · jort1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · jrt