Katla
Katla is a Katla-Tima language spoken in Sudan. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Katla (also Kaalak or Kwaalak) is a Katla language, closely related to a neighbouring language called Tima. Katla is generally classified as Kordofanian, which is not a uniform branch, and is native to the Nuba Mountains. While Jalad is seen a dialect there is a clear distinction between the two groups. Similarly one can distinguish Katla into east and west Katla dialects, it is believed to be spoken in 11 villages around Jebel Katla and their ethnicity is kàlàk.
The variety Julud is mutually intelligible with Katla-Kulharong but not with Katla-Cakom.
From Wikipedia · Katla language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Katla
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | giTegu* | |
| name | gui* | |
| eye | gigat* | |
| ear | gunu* | |
| nose | gidil* | |
| tooth | g3lEt* | |
| tongue | laNEt* | |
| hand | Ten* | |
| blood | iTu* | |
| bone | guga* | |
| skin | laTa* | |
| knee | rumo* | |
| breast | moTi* | |
| liver | nbokEc* | |
| water | ɪɖɪ | |
| fire | gi5i* | |
| sun | g3nE* | |
| star | gEn* | |
| stone | guT* | |
| mountain | tukume* | |
| tree | mEmE* | |
| leaf | gata* | |
| night | aN* | |
| dog | gu* | |
| fish | gumuN* | |
| one | titak* | |
| two | aTik* | |
| I | 5o5* | |
| you | NaN* | |
| we | nEt* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TimaKatla-Tima24% alike
- TagoiRashad11% alike
- TamkiAfro-Asiatic10% alike
- Laru (North Sudan)Heibanic9% alike
- OtoroHeibanic9% alike
- Adamawa FulfuldeAtlantic-Congo9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · katl1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kcr