Kwaami
Kwaami is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.
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The Kwaami language, also known as Komawa, Kwam, Kwamanchi, Kwami, or Kwom, is a West Chadic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria, near the city of Gombe.
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Words in Kwaami
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | fe* | |
| name | imi* | |
| eye | ido* | |
| ear | kumo* | |
| nose | uSin* | |
| tooth | Sobi* | |
| tongue | daga* | |
| hand | ara* | |
| blood | tomi* | |
| knee | purum* | |
| breast | wudi* | |
| liver | orodo* | |
| water | ami* | |
| fire | wi* | |
| sun | puCi* | |
| star | anje* | |
| stone | oka* | |
| mountain | oka* | |
| leaf | fugidi* | |
| night | padi* | |
| dog | yede* | |
| fish | Surbe* | |
| louse | jankari* | |
| one | mundi* | |
| two | polow* | |
| I | ni* | |
| you | ke* | |
| we | min* | |
| drink | eji* | |
| die | mudan* |
* 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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