Khana
Khana is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Khana (Kana), or Ogoni, is the prestige variety of the Ogoni languages of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the lingua franca of speakers of the East Ogoni languages. It is the most dominant of the 5 Ogoni languages Khana, Tee, Gokana, Eleme, Baan spoken in southern part of Rivers State.
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Words in Khana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nE* | |
| name | be* | |
| eye | dEE* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | bio* | |
| tooth | adEm* | |
| tongue | edEm* | |
| hand | akpoba* | |
| blood | mi* | |
| bone | ekpo* | |
| skin | namlo* | |
| knee | zu* | |
| breast | ma* | |
| liver | pio* | |
| water | maá | |
| fire | mia* | |
| sun | enani* | |
| star | zina* | |
| stone | dEm* | |
| mountain | egu* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | epa5a* | |
| night | edEE* | |
| fish | bari* | |
| louse | su* | |
| one | mda* | |
| two | baE* | |
| you | olo* | |
| see | Eb* | |
| hear | da* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- GaaAtlantic-Congo83% alike
- Temascaltepec NahuatlUto-Aztecan82% alike
- Cocos Islands MalayAustronesian81% alike
- Northern RoglaiAustronesian80% alike
- MansimHatam-Mansim80% alike
- ElemeAtlantic-Congo79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · khan1278 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ogo