Miyobe
Miyobe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Benin and Togo. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Miyobe or Soruba is an unclassified Niger-Congo language of Benin and Togo.
Güldemann (2018) notes that Miyobe cannot be securely classified within Gur, and leaves it out as unclassified within Niger-Congo. Unlike the Gur languages, which are SVO, Miyobe has SOV word order like the Senufo, Mande, and Dogon languages.
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Words in Miyobe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | soyi* | |
| name | 5iri* | |
| eye | nibE* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | Nwayi* | |
| tooth | ni* | |
| hand | nibE* | |
| blood | 5E* | |
| bone | koho* | |
| breast | pE* | |
| water | ni* | |
| fire | na* | |
| sun | tuNE* | |
| stone | parE* | |
| mountain | yobE* | |
| tree | le* | |
| leaf | pEyi* | |
| night | sinE* | |
| dog | pobi* | |
| fish | kpintomE* | |
| two | tE* | |
| you | po* | |
| drink | nirE* | |
| see | yEnE* | |
| hear | komE* | |
| die | kpu* | |
| come | kamE* | |
| path | Ce* | |
| new | falE* | |
| full | yimE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- YakomaAtlantic-Congo17% alike
- EjaghamAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- NooneAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- TuwuliAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- Southern NgbandiAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- Northern NgbandiAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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