Nawdm
Nawdm is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Togo.
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Nawdm is a Gur language of Togo and Ghana. There are approximately 190,000 speakers in Togo and 8,000 in Ghana.
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Words in Nawdm
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nida* | |
| name | hidre* | |
| eye | nombe* | |
| ear | tobN* | |
| tongue | gelmga* | |
| blood | Tim* | |
| bone | kowre* | |
| skin | gbangu* | |
| knee | dinde* | |
| breast | foN* | |
| water | nyaalm | |
| fire | boglam* | |
| sun | munu* | |
| star | mEdga* | |
| stone | tande* | |
| mountain | dure* | |
| tree | tibe* | |
| dog | gEka* | |
| fish | 7olga* | |
| one | hen* | |
| two | re7* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | ve* | |
| we | te* | |
| drink | Nira* | |
| see | Nana* | |
| hear | 7omra* | |
| path | huru* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- YomAtlantic-Congo27% alike
- MampruliAtlantic-Congo25% alike
- Northern DagaraAtlantic-Congo24% alike
- MossiAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- NgangamAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- Central DagaareAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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