Jur Modo
Jur Modo is a Central Sudanic language spoken in South Sudan.
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Jur Modo, also known as Jur or Modo, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Jur Modo people of South Sudan. Dialects are Lori, Modo (Jur Modo, Modo Lali), Wira, Wetu. It is a tonal language.
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Words in Jur Modo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bilaka* | |
| name | meyi* | |
| eye | komo* | |
| ear | mbili* | |
| nose | kano* | |
| tooth | kiliNbakpa* | |
| tongue | dondede* | |
| hand | kezi* | |
| blood | roma* | |
| bone | kiliNba* | |
| skin | bana* | |
| knee | dekirigeme* | |
| breast | mba* | |
| liver | luru* | |
| water | mini* | |
| fire | pado* | |
| sun | kada* | |
| star | k3lu* | |
| stone | kulugbi* | |
| mountain | deku* | |
| tree | Ng3ri* | |
| leaf | mbili* | |
| night | korondo* | |
| dog | bi* | |
| fish | kenze* | |
| one | koto* | |
| two | riye* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | ze* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Nyamusa-MoloCentral Sudanic51% alike
- MorokodoCentral Sudanic51% alike
- Mo'daCentral Sudanic44% alike
- BongoCentral Sudanic30% alike
- Baka (South Sudan)Central Sudanic29% alike
- NgamCentral Sudanic26% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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