Longuda
Longuda is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Lunguda (Nʋngʋra) is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Nigeria. They settle in the western part of Gongola mainly in and around the hills of the volcanic Lunguda Plateau, Adamawa state. Joseph Greenberg counted it as a distinct branch, G10, within the Adamawa family. When Blench (2008) broke up Adamawa, Lunguda was made a branch of the Bambukic languages.
According to the Ethnologue, the current number of speakers is based on an SIL figure of 45,000 from 1973. But recent studies has shown 50,000 in the 2006 census.
Variants of the name Longuda include Languda, Longura, Nunguda, Nungura, Nunguraba.
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Words in Longuda
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | 5ula* | |
| ear | thwa* | |
| nose | ceuNkha* | |
| tooth | garala* | |
| tongue | zelEmkha* | |
| hand | nokha* | |
| skin | bwoNkha* | |
| breast | ywa* | |
| water | mama* | |
| fire | khukha* | |
| sun | 5alokha* | |
| stone | gubala* | |
| mountain | gwola* | |
| tree | thikha* | |
| dog | cucwawa* | |
| fish | cuhe* | |
| one | naikal* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | kha* | |
| drink | 5u* | |
| see | dwa* | |
| hear | nu* | |
| die | yim* | |
| come | zu* | |
| path | dokha* | |
| full | bwana* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- RauteSino-Tibetan14% alike
- YobaAustronesian14% alike
- Emai-Iuleha-OraAtlantic-Congo12% alike
- GuajáTupian12% alike
- SirvaNuclear Trans New Guinea11% alike
- Djimini SenoufoAtlantic-Congo11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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