Maay
Maay is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.
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Mai, commonly spelled Maay (also known as Af-Maay, Af-Maay, or simply Maay) is a dialect of the Somali language. It is mainly spoken in Somalia and adjacent parts of Ethiopia and Kenya. In Somalia, it is spoken in South West state, Jubaland state, and Banadir.
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Written down
Bani’aadynky dhammaantiyo way dhalydaayana yo o hur eh o usku jing ky eh sharafty i huquuqdy. Wayba ly siiyey aqly i kas, wayny waajib ky aha ini kiiby kan kely ingly dhagymy si walaalnimy eh.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Maay
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | qof* | |
| name | maghy* | |
| eye | il* | |
| ear | dheg* | |
| nose | sang* | |
| tooth | ilik* | |
| tongue | abryng* | |
| hand | galang* | |
| blood | dhig* | |
| bone | laf* | |
| skin | gubul* | |
| knee | jilib* | |
| breast | nas* | |
| liver | ber* | |
| water | biyi* | |
| fire | dab* | |
| sun | iry* | |
| star | hiddig* | |
| stone | Sid* | |
| mountain | bur* | |
| tree | ged* | |
| leaf | hambal* | |
| night | hamming* | |
| dog | ey* | |
| fish | malalay* | |
| louse | injir* | |
| I | any* | |
| drink | warabow* | |
| see | araghow* | |
| hear | dheghow* |
* 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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Glottolog · maay1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ymm