Legbo
Legbo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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The Legbo language, is spoken by Agbo people in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. It's is spoken by Ekureku, Itigidi, Adadama and Imabana people. Abi Local Government however also have another language known as "Omono" spoken by the "Bahumonos". Legbo and Omono are two different languages but found within the same Local Government.
According to Oral and fragments of documents, Ekureku people are the bedrock of Legbo language.
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Words in Legbo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | non* | |
| name | dEl* | |
| eye | dEn* | |
| ear | tol* | |
| nose | zuN* | |
| tooth | sal* | |
| tongue | dal* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | zi* | |
| bone | ko* | |
| skin | tEkpaN* | |
| knee | duduNili* | |
| breast | bal* | |
| liver | nyol* | |
| water | asi* | |
| fire | kwEn* | |
| sun | dzi* | |
| star | kpikkpina* | |
| stone | tal* | |
| mountain | kpon* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| night | zuNi* | |
| dog | va* | |
| fish | tEnasi* | |
| louse | den* | |
| one | woni* | |
| two | foN* | |
| I | min* | |
| you | wo* | |
| we | man* |
* 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 · legb1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · agb