Kyenga
Kyenga is a Mande language spoken in Nigeria and Benin. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kyenga (also spelled Tyenga, Tienga, Kyanga, Tyanga, Cenka, Kenga), is a Mande language of Nigeria and Benin. Usage is declining, and the Kyenga are shifting to Hausa in Nigeria and Dendi in Benin.
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Words in Kyenga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | guTe* | |
| name | to* | |
| eye | wElE* | |
| ear | tono* | |
| tooth | so* | |
| tongue | nEnE* | |
| blood | ame* | |
| bone | yElE* | |
| skin | sE* | |
| knee | kusu* | |
| breast | yo* | |
| water | 'í | |
| fire | TE* | |
| sun | oso* | |
| star | solo* | |
| stone | gbElE* | |
| mountain | kasa* | |
| tree | ako* | |
| leaf | lala* | |
| night | gaoni* | |
| dog | gbE* | |
| fish | zo* | |
| louse | sili* | |
| one | du* | |
| two | fia* | |
| I | ma* | |
| we | wa* | |
| drink | mi* | |
| see | wa* | |
| hear | ma* |
* 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
Glottolog · kyen1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tye