Laru (Nigeria)
Laru (Nigeria) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Laru (Laro), or Shen (Sengwe), is a minor Kainji language of Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Busa.
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Words in Laru (Nigeria)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dubiTi* | |
| name | gini* | |
| eye | mambi* | |
| ear | To* | |
| nose | go* | |
| tooth | yuwi* | |
| tongue | laguzu* | |
| hand | ta* | |
| blood | ure* | |
| bone | uNgu* | |
| skin | yaba* | |
| knee | punau* | |
| breast | ginobi* | |
| liver | pwibi* | |
| water | gí | |
| fire | r3wa* | |
| sun | gyE* | |
| star | TaTa7i* | |
| stone | tai* | |
| tree | she* | |
| leaf | fo* | |
| night | iya* | |
| dog | ugwa* | |
| fish | mobi* | |
| louse | mutandu* | |
| one | kini* | |
| two | iTi* | |
| I | ma* | |
| we | ti* | |
| drink | mugu* |
* 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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