Kresh-Woro
Kresh-Woro is a Kresh-Aja language spoken in Sudan, South Sudan, and Central African Republic. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kresh, also known ambiguously as Gbaya, is a Central Sudanic language of South Sudan.
Naomi Baki, a native Kresh speaker who became a French citizen in 2015, has released an autobiography in 2013 in which she describes her Kresh Gbaya environment in Raga County.
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Words in Kresh-Woro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | diri* | |
| eye | mumu* | |
| ear | mbimbi* | |
| nose | uNu* | |
| tooth | SESE* | |
| tongue | njinja* | |
| hand | rEke* | |
| blood | srama* | |
| bone | kpokpo* | |
| skin | tEre* | |
| knee | rungu* | |
| breast | kingi* | |
| water | uyu* | |
| fire | oSo* | |
| sun | adja* | |
| star | EpE* | |
| stone | oso* | |
| mountain | angba* | |
| tree | kpikpi* | |
| dog | kono* | |
| fish | kEze* | |
| one | 7bals* | |
| two | romo* | |
| I | ama* | |
| you | umu* | |
| we | aga* | |
| drink | omo* | |
| see | oko* | |
| hear | ogo* | |
| die | ili* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Aja (South Sudan)Kresh-Aja19% alike
- Baka (South Sudan)Central Sudanic15% alike
- Southern PomoPomoan15% alike
- Yulu-BingaCentral Sudanic13% alike
- FuruCentral Sudanic13% alike
- KulfaCentral Sudanic13% alike
Grammar
- Aja (South Sudan)Kresh-Aja87% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- GaaAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- ElemeAtlantic-Congo85% alike
- Temascaltepec NahuatlUto-Aztecan83% alike
- Ocotlán ZapotecOtomanguean83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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