Mburku
Mburku is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 12 thousand people.
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Mburku or Burku is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the West-Chadic subgroup of the Chadic languages. It is estimated to be spoken by 7,000-10,000 people in Miya District of Ganjuwa LGA, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Although it is still referred to as Mburku in academic sources such as Glottolog, the speakers prefer their language be called Burku. Ethnologue classifies Burku as a stable language not in danger of extinction.
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Words in Mburku
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bargi* | |
| name | Sin* | |
| eye | tiranhu* | |
| ear | kuma* | |
| nose | taNhu* | |
| tooth | tino* | |
| tongue | Sinako* | |
| hand | k3mo* | |
| blood | p3raN* | |
| bone | kakas3* | |
| knee | wirin* | |
| breast | pihu* | |
| liver | se* | |
| water | bi* | |
| fire | kuwa* | |
| sun | muk* | |
| star | SaSuwi* | |
| stone | z3ki* | |
| mountain | deyi* | |
| leaf | tlipu* | |
| dog | diya* | |
| fish | gwacar* | |
| one | wut3* | |
| two | c3r* | |
| drink | si* | |
| see | nax* | |
| hear | d3k3* | |
| die | miy* | |
| come | bu* | |
| path | deri* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · mbur1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bbt