Kiong
Kiong was an Atlantic-Congo language once spoken in Nigeria.
See it on the globeOpen in the family tree
Kiong, or Kayon, is a nearly extinct Upper Cross River language of Nigeria. Okoyong speakers of the Kiong language are geographically located in the Odukpani, Akamkpa and Biase local government areas of Cross River State. This language was documented in 1990s, and it have 25 speakers counted in 1998. But in 2010, only 8 elders were able to speak Kiong (all in the 70s), leaving the language critically endangered/nearly extinct.
From Wikipedia · Kiong language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kiong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | onEn* | |
| name | sin* | |
| eye | 5En* | |
| ear | inuN* | |
| nose | ion* | |
| tooth | dEnEn* | |
| tongue | dEda* | |
| blood | Ngye* | |
| bone | kwa* | |
| skin | bwoNbeket* | |
| knee | dedim* | |
| breast | mbai* | |
| water | nni* | |
| fire | dion* | |
| sun | duntEn* | |
| star | ikoroNkpai* | |
| stone | unan* | |
| mountain | ionyoni* | |
| tree | kene* | |
| leaf | iyaN* | |
| night | dEi* | |
| dog | Ebwa* | |
| fish | isaNnkmi* | |
| louse | budaN* | |
| one | onde* | |
| two | oan* | |
| I | ami* | |
| you | Ngwo* | |
| we | ibwun* | |
| drink | yuon* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KoropAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- LubilaAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- LokaaAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- IyongiyongAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- Ukpet-EhomAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- RobambamiAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kion1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kkm