Lame
Lame is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Lame is a Jarawan dialect cluster spoken Nigeria. The Rufu (Ruhu, Rùhû) and Mbaru (Mbárù) dialects are extinct as of 1987. Blench (2019) also lists Gura as a variety. Gura was documented and described by Blench in 2025.
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Words in Lame
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | babita* | |
| name | rini* | |
| eye | musSu* | |
| ear | kiti* | |
| nose | rasa* | |
| tooth | mini* | |
| hand | 5eri* | |
| blood | nohira* | |
| skin | itu* | |
| water | muru* | |
| fire | bisSa* | |
| sun | maSa* | |
| star | retu* | |
| stone | kateri* | |
| mountain | mau* | |
| tree | mbini* | |
| night | kudu* | |
| dog | mvwoh* | |
| fish | nji* | |
| one | moNo* | |
| two | bari* | |
| drink | yusuno* | |
| die | kuwu* | |
| come | yu* | |
| path | nzanti* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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