Kujarge
Kujarge is a language isolate spoken in Chad. Glottolog rates it shifting.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
The Kujargé language is spoken in seven villages in eastern Chad near Jebel Mirra (11°45′N 22°15′E), and in villages scattered along the lower Wadi Salih and Wadi Azum in Darfur, Sudan. It is estimated to have about 1,000 speakers (as of 1983).
From Wikipedia · Kujargé language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kujarge
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wulu* | |
| name | ruwa* | |
| eye | kunTu* | |
| ear | kumayo* | |
| nose | kata* | |
| tooth | kiya* | |
| tongue | aliNati* | |
| hand | afibu* | |
| blood | ibiri* | |
| bone | kaTeTa* | |
| skin | mordi* | |
| knee | gufe* | |
| breast | fefe* | |
| liver | kulma* | |
| water | Sia* | |
| fire | tawe* | |
| sun | ofor* | |
| star | dErere* | |
| stone | tEgega* | |
| mountain | NaNaru* | |
| tree | kaSie* | |
| leaf | gulumbayo* | |
| night | gurumba* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | buTa* | |
| louse | bita* | |
| one | kurwo* | |
| two | giriya* | |
| I | annu* | |
| you | nigi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MubiAfro-Asiatic11% alike
- AkSepik11% alike
- KaondeAtlantic-Congo11% alike
- ZirenkelAfro-Asiatic11% alike
- Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo11% alike
- Mwera (Chimwera)Atlantic-Congo11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kuja1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · vkj