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Karekare

Karekare is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 1.8 million people.

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Karai-karai (Francophonic spelling: Karekare, Kerrikerri, Ajami: كاراي-كاراي) is a language spoken in West Africa, most prominently North eastern Nigeria. The number of speakers of Karai-karai is estimated between 1,500,000 and 1,800,000 million, primarily spoken by the ethnic Karai-Karai people. It is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken principally in Nigeria with communities in Bauchi State, Yobe State, Gombe State and other parts of Nigeria. Many Karai-karai words share a common origin with the Northwest Semitic languages of Hebrew and Arabic. The Karai-karai language is most closely related to the Ngamo and Bole languages (spoken in north eastern Nigeria) which are both considered derivatives of the Karai-karai language.

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Words in Karekare

MeaningWordRomanization
personNga*
namesuN*
eyeido*
earkum3w*
nosekwantuN*
toothwutu*
tonguelusuN*
blooddow3n*
bonekw3su*
skinirgi*
kneegum3w*
breasty3di*
liverrubus3w*
wateràmù
fireesi*
sunf3ti*
stardinden3w*
stonebat3g3wC3w*
mountaing3wC3w*
treeba*
leafarakum3w*
nightbedi*
dogada*
fishTar3fu*
lousejaNkwar*
onew3di*
twobelu*
drinksa*
seena*
heark3la*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • NgamoAfro-Asiatic35% alike
  • BoleAfro-Asiatic28% alike
  • MaakaAfro-Asiatic24% alike
  • PanAfro-Asiatic19% alike
  • GeraAfro-Asiatic19% alike
  • GiiwoAfro-Asiatic17% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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