Mak (Nigeria)
Mak (Nigeria) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mak, or LeeMak, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria, one of several spoken by the Bikwin people. The two dialects, Panya and Zoo (Zo), are rather divergent, and might be considered distinct languages.
The Panya people live in Panya Village and the Zoo live in Zoo, both in present-day Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.
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Words in Mak (Nigeria)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yugul* | |
| name | din* | |
| eye | nuN* | |
| ear | dokswe* | |
| nose | dur3* | |
| tooth | l3i* | |
| tongue | len* | |
| hand | na* | |
| blood | ye* | |
| bone | kw3b* | |
| skin | l3ka* | |
| knee | nwalw3N* | |
| breast | mi* | |
| liver | 5i* | |
| water | m3C3* | |
| fire | lwa* | |
| sun | far* | |
| star | ben* | |
| stone | tal* | |
| mountain | t3l* | |
| tree | k3b* | |
| leaf | y3N* | |
| night | vor3* | |
| dog | dwa* | |
| fish | sei* | |
| one | Twin* | |
| two | rab* | |
| I | m3* | |
| you | mw3* | |
| 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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