Jimi (Nigeria)
Jimi (Nigeria) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Jimi (also known as Bi-Gimu) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Jimi village in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Blench (2006) considers the Zumo (Jum) variety to be a separate language.
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Words in Jimi (Nigeria)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mbur* | |
| name | s3m* | |
| eye | yoro* | |
| ear | kunSo* | |
| nose | iSin* | |
| tooth | sin* | |
| tongue | loko* | |
| hand | om* | |
| blood | birom* | |
| bone | gumlo* | |
| skin | kure* | |
| knee | hurum* | |
| breast | yolo* | |
| liver | mboso* | |
| water | molo* | |
| fire | uto* | |
| sun | huto* | |
| star | Ngotlo* | |
| stone | s3m3n* | |
| mountain | turzum* | |
| tree | diko* | |
| leaf | l3g3d3m* | |
| night | borhudo* | |
| dog | yonto* | |
| fish | sotum* | |
| louse | todo* | |
| one | ninto* | |
| two | rwo* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | ko* |
* 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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