Loo
Loo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Loo, or Shụŋọ, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. It is one of the more than 500 native languages spoken in that country. As of 1992, the approximate number of Loo speakers was 8,000. Those speakers reside in parts of Gombe State and also the adjacent state to the south: Taraba State.
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Words in Loo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lul* | |
| name | l3n* | |
| eye | nuN* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | luri* | |
| tooth | l3i* | |
| tongue | d3k* | |
| hand | na* | |
| blood | dum* | |
| bone | kup* | |
| skin | l3k3t* | |
| knee | 5walok* | |
| breast | mi* | |
| liver | 5i* | |
| water | mE* | |
| fire | lwa* | |
| sun | b3i* | |
| star | b3s3l* | |
| stone | tal* | |
| mountain | tal* | |
| tree | k3p* | |
| leaf | y3N* | |
| night | vErE* | |
| dog | dwa* | |
| fish | Ce* | |
| one | kwin* | |
| two | rab* | |
| I | mE* | |
| you | mo* | |
| we | bi* |
* 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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