Kami (Nigeria)
Kami (Nigeria) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kami is a Nupoid language spoken in Niger State, Nigeria. Kami is spoken only in Ebo town, located to the south of Lapai. There are at most 500 speakers. Kami is closely related to Gupa and Dibo.
There is also a fishing group known as Kede (Kyadya, Kiadia, Kyedye) who speak the same language.
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Words in Kami (Nigeria)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | era* | |
| name | aye* | |
| eye | iye* | |
| nose | anfa* | |
| tooth | anyiga* | |
| tongue | amita* | |
| hand | ibatsugba* | |
| blood | ara* | |
| bone | akyukyu* | |
| skin | ipa* | |
| knee | agbolo* | |
| breast | ibe* | |
| liver | aye* | |
| water | ivan* | |
| fire | era* | |
| sun | ewu* | |
| star | avivi* | |
| stone | taku* | |
| mountain | epayi* | |
| tree | tsigba* | |
| night | edozu* | |
| dog | amu* | |
| fish | nyika* | |
| louse | ara* | |
| one | gbani* | |
| two | aba* | |
| I | emiku* | |
| you | woku* | |
| we | yeyi* | |
| drink | ifi* |
* 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 · kami1258 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kmi