Jarawa (Nigeria)
Jarawa (Nigeria) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Jarawa (also known as Jar or Jhar, or in Hausa: Jaranci) is the most populous of the Jarawan languages of northern Nigeria. It is a dialect cluster consisting of many varieties.
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Words in Jarawa (Nigeria)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bo* | |
| name | lok* | |
| eye | m3s3m* | |
| ear | kid3m* | |
| nose | dukil3m* | |
| tooth | min* | |
| tongue | lis* | |
| blood | kil* | |
| bone | mup* | |
| skin | ngup* | |
| knee | kunul* | |
| breast | kibur* | |
| liver | bal* | |
| water | bin* | |
| fire | b3s* | |
| sun | m3s* | |
| star | j3kj3k* | |
| stone | daxal* | |
| mountain | tal* | |
| tree | ngun* | |
| leaf | b3t* | |
| night | duk* | |
| dog | nvo* | |
| fish | nji* | |
| louse | kw3rkw3to* | |
| one | mok* | |
| two | bari* | |
| drink | nu* | |
| see | sini* | |
| hear | w3x3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Bada (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo59% alike
- DuguriAtlantic-Congo53% alike
- LabirAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- Mbula-BwazzaAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- BileAtlantic-Congo29% alike
- Kulung (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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