Lufu
Lufu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Lufu language is a Yukubenic language of Nigeria, still spoken mostly by older adults among the Lufu people of the Takum Local Government Authority, Taraba State; its speakers have mostly shifted to Jukun. It is close to Bete.
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Words in Lufu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ma* | |
| name | ze* | |
| eye | Ti* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | ne* | |
| tooth | zi* | |
| tongue | gu* | |
| blood | Ti* | |
| bone | ka* | |
| skin | kpa* | |
| knee | ikpapuike* | |
| breast | mi* | |
| liver | kpaSi* | |
| water | mi* | |
| fire | la* | |
| sun | ru* | |
| star | sosu* | |
| stone | ti* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | Nmote* | |
| night | ure* | |
| dog | gbe* | |
| fish | ca* | |
| one | uti* | |
| two | bamaha* | |
| I | m* | |
| you | u* | |
| we | iSi* | |
| drink | Nma* | |
| hear | wo* |
* 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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