Kurama
Kurama is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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The Kurama or T'kurmi or Akurmi language is a Kainji language of Nigeria. Kurama speakers are found in the central northern Nigerian states of Kaduna, Bauchi, Borno, Kano, Jigawa and Plateau.
88% of the population of the Akurmi people are Christians.
From Wikipedia · Kurama language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kurama
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | liCilub3* | |
| name | niziya* | |
| eye | yizi* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | nime* | |
| tooth | ayeeh* | |
| tongue | 5am* | |
| hand | tareh* | |
| blood | igwah* | |
| bone | uwuge* | |
| skin | owa* | |
| knee | lu* | |
| breast | ahamza* | |
| water | ni* | |
| fire | ulan* | |
| sun | uwaiN* | |
| star | iwaire* | |
| stone | tale* | |
| tree | ayi* | |
| leaf | inva* | |
| night | liye* | |
| dog | wase* | |
| fish | ikuwa* | |
| one | diy3* | |
| two | rya* | |
| I | meh* | |
| you | bo* | |
| we | woroh* | |
| drink | swan* | |
| see | onahhi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
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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