Kuwaataay
Kuwaataay is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Senegal. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kwatay (Kuwaataay) is a divergent Jola language of Senegal.
The Diembereng dialect is spoken on a southern coastal island of the same name, located in the Casamance River delta. A person is referred to as a-jɛmbɛrɛŋ or a-waat, and people are referred to as ɛ-waat. Their territory is known as juwaat. The language is called ɛlɔp ɛjɛmbɛrɛŋay and bahamin buwaatay, where ɛlɔp and presumably bahamin mean 'language'.
From Wikipedia · Kwatay language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kuwaataay
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lokow* | |
| name | ruwu* | |
| eye | kin* | |
| ear | akondin* | |
| nose | hini* | |
| tooth | aNiiN* | |
| tongue | haminin* | |
| hand | moNu* | |
| blood | lan* | |
| bone | yoy* | |
| skin | afon* | |
| knee | ayun* | |
| breast | in* | |
| liver | iN* | |
| water | huyo* | |
| fire | til* | |
| sun | anak* | |
| star | alofilof* | |
| stone | yuyu* | |
| tree | nukanuk* | |
| leaf | asus* | |
| night | ayim* | |
| dog | kuruk* | |
| fish | san* | |
| louse | tem* | |
| one | feneN* | |
| two | suba* | |
| I | i5ye* | |
| you | awe* | |
| we | une* |
* 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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