Male (Ethiopia)
Male (Ethiopia) is a Ta-Ne-Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia, by about 94.7 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Maale (also spelled Male) is an Omotic language spoken in the Omo Region of Ethiopia. The Maale people are vigorously maintaining their language despite exposure to outside pressures and languages. It is used for social, religious and local administrative purposes since most of its speakers are monolingual. There are plans to use the language as a medium of education as well.
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Words in Male (Ethiopia)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | asi* | |
| name | sunci* | |
| eye | afi* | |
| ear | wozi* | |
| nose | s3di* | |
| tooth | aCi* | |
| tongue | indirsi* | |
| hand | kuCi* | |
| blood | s3guci* | |
| bone | miguci* | |
| skin | zETi* | |
| knee | guSi* | |
| breast | Tanci* | |
| liver | mazi* | |
| water | waatsi | |
| fire | tami* | |
| sun | abi* | |
| star | wuCo* | |
| stone | SuCi* | |
| mountain | gEmeri* | |
| tree | mici* | |
| leaf | bonCa* | |
| night | Tumi* | |
| dog | kani* | |
| fish | molo* | |
| louse | CugiCi* | |
| one | pEte* | |
| two | lEm7o* | |
| I | tani* | |
| you | bore* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Southern Tangkhul NagaSino-Tibetan83% alike
- Alaba-K'abeenaAfro-Asiatic83% alike
- Maria (India)Dravidian82% alike
- TilungSino-Tibetan82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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