Kariya
Kariya is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 2,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kariya or Vinahə (Vìnà Hə̀), is an Afroasiatic language spoken in a cluster of villages near the Stone Age archaeological site of Kariya Wuro in Ganjuwa LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria. The ethnic group is known as Wììhə́.
The Wiihə people have a highly rich and complex ritual culture that includes elaborate masquerades, a circumcision ceremony known as sár, a ritual calendar, and so on.
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Words in Kariya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | sum* | |
| name | ng3n* | |
| eye | t3wi* | |
| ear | kum* | |
| nose | tin* | |
| tooth | tin* | |
| tongue | Sinak3* | |
| blood | tum* | |
| bone | kasu* | |
| skin | tala* | |
| knee | xwurum* | |
| breast | api* | |
| liver | sey* | |
| water | abi* | |
| fire | aku* | |
| sun | afai* | |
| star | SaSuwa* | |
| stone | z3ki* | |
| mountain | dai* | |
| leaf | tlipi* | |
| night | d3v3n* | |
| dog | i* | |
| fish | x3d3* | |
| one | wuti* | |
| two | wa7a* | |
| drink | sa* | |
| see | nah3* | |
| hear | kuz* | |
| die | miya* | |
| come | b3* |
* 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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