Kobiana
Kobiana is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kobiana (Cobiana) or Buy (Uboi) is a Senegambian language spoken in several villages of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. The language is referred to as gu-boy by its speakers. Speakers are shifting to Mandinka.
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Words in Kobiana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | li* | |
| name | sEh* | |
| eye | gg3h* | |
| ear | nuf* | |
| nose | 5ikk3n* | |
| tooth | ges* | |
| tongue | jar3m* | |
| blood | heh* | |
| bone | mab* | |
| breast | bin* | |
| liver | hidd* | |
| water | lem* | |
| fire | koh* | |
| sun | negg* | |
| star | wol* | |
| stone | bbong* | |
| mountain | monta5* | |
| tree | ddo* | |
| leaf | ntufa* | |
| night | gendeN* | |
| dog | jufah* | |
| fish | mafen* | |
| louse | jakkorngo* | |
| one | tena* | |
| two | naN* | |
| I | am* | |
| you | a* | |
| we | ettoN* | |
| drink | yab* | |
| see | ppeg* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kobi1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kcj