Moru
Moru is a Central Sudanic language spoken in South Sudan.
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Moru is a Central Sudanic language spoken in South Sudan by the Moru people. Dialects are Agi, Andri, ʼBaliʼba, Kadiro, also known as Lakamaʼdi, Miza and Moruwaʼdi.
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Words in Moru
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dedr* | |
| name | ru* | |
| eye | mi* | |
| ear | bi* | |
| nose | komvo* | |
| tooth | si* | |
| tongue | ladra* | |
| hand | dri* | |
| blood | kari* | |
| bone | kwa* | |
| skin | ini* | |
| knee | kaya* | |
| breast | ba* | |
| liver | kariba* | |
| water | ìjí | |
| fire | asi* | |
| sun | kitu* | |
| star | bibi* | |
| stone | kuniNwa* | |
| mountain | kweni* | |
| tree | cwa* | |
| night | Ngaci* | |
| dog | koca* | |
| fish | kebi* | |
| one | aloa* | |
| two | irri* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | mi* | |
| we | ama* | |
| drink | umvu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · moru1253 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mgd