Kabiyé
Kabɩyɛ
Kabiyé is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana, Benin, and Togo, by about 1 million people.
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Kabiye ([kàbɪ̀jɛ̀]; also rendered Kabiyé, Kabiyè, Kabye, Kabyé, Kabyè, Cabrai or Cabrais) is an Eastern Gurunsi Gur language spoken primarily in northern Togo. Throughout the 20th century, there was extensive migration to the centre and south of Togo and also to Ghana and Benin. Kabiye speakers made up over 23% of the Togolese population in 1999.
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Written down
Palʊlʊʊ ɛyaaa nɛ pa-tɩ yɔɔ wɛʊ kpaagbaa nɛ pɛwɛɛ kɩmaŋ wala ɛsɩndaa. Palʊlʊʊ-wɛ nɛ pɔ-lɔŋ nɛ pa-maɣzɩm; mbʊ yekina nɛ pɔsɔɔlɩ ɖama se pɛkɛ ɛyaa pa-tɩŋgɛ.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Kabiyé
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | hi* | |
| eye | Es* | |
| ear | nangbaN* | |
| nose | mo* | |
| tooth | ke* | |
| hand | nandaka | |
| blood | Calim* | |
| skin | hundu* | |
| knee | nEmbE* | |
| breast | yi* | |
| liver | hɔyɛ | |
| water | lɩm | |
| fire | miN* | |
| sun | wisi* | |
| star | tiN* | |
| stone | nem* | |
| mountain | pu* | |
| river | pɔɔ | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | hayu* | |
| night | aho* | |
| dog | ho* | |
| fish | Eku* | |
| louse | asEsEyE* | |
| one | kudum* | |
| two | nalE* | |
| drink | holosu* | |
| see | nau* | |
| die | sibu* | |
| come | kom* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- LukpaAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- Lama (Togo)Atlantic-Congo31% alike
- TemAtlantic-Congo25% alike
- Tumulung SisaalaAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- Sissala of Burkina FasoAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- VaglaAtlantic-Congo15% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kabi1261 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kbp