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Moba

Moba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo.

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Moba · 10.9°N 0.2°E

Written down

Nifoi kul maal yendu buam po i, k b yudand yen b yiko-nba biɛ ja. B mɔg maalm g ban yal g ŋan, g biɛ baa bu yen lieb naataann n ninŋ i.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Moba

MeaningWordRomanization
personnel*
eyenimbinn*
eartubl*
nosemyel*
tooth5inn*
bloodsom*
bonekpabl*
breastpal*
water5um*
stonetann*
mountaindyuar*
treesig*
leaffaog*
dogboak*
oneyem*
twonle*
In*
youa*
wet*
drink5u*
seela*
heargbat*
diekp3*
comepa*
newpa*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Most similar languages

Grammar

  • NawuriAtlantic-Congo86% alike
  • KomAtlantic-Congo84% alike
  • KimAtlantic-Congo84% alike
  • NooneAtlantic-Congo83% alike
  • ChakaliAtlantic-Congo82% alike
  • KyoliAtlantic-Congo82% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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