Lokoya
Lokoya is a Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Lokoya is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by an estimated 85,000 people in South Sudan. It is also referred to by various other names, including Okoya, Horiok, Ellyria, Koyo, Loirya, Ohoromok, Lokoiya, Lokoja, Loquia, Lowoi, Oirya, Owoi, and Oxoriok.
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Words in Lokoya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | otulo* | |
| name | ovure* | |
| eye | axo5ak* | |
| ear | exiyok* | |
| nose | oximoN* | |
| tooth | oxalai* | |
| tongue | uNaTap* | |
| hand | axanaN* | |
| blood | axoto* | |
| bone | oxotoN* | |
| skin | amuxu5oN* | |
| knee | axuNi* | |
| breast | asuxa* | |
| liver | omu5aN* | |
| water | axara* | |
| fire | akimaN* | |
| sun | oxoloN* | |
| star | oxiliep* | |
| stone | omuroN* | |
| mountain | odoNa* | |
| tree | oyandik* | |
| leaf | ebendi* | |
| night | taxarie* | |
| dog | eNok* | |
| fish | oxoma* | |
| louse | alavarti* | |
| one | aboite* | |
| two | araxai* | |
| I | naN* | |
| you | iye* |
* 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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