Ngas
Ngas is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 400 thousand people.
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Ngas, or Angas, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria. The language has two dialects: Hill Angas and Plain Angas. Ngas is one of the major languages in Plateau State. The 1952 census puts it as the largest ethnic group in Plateau State. Retired General Yakubu Gowon is a prominent Nigerian who is of Ngas ethnicity.
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Words in Ngas
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | măt | |
| name | sim* | |
| eye | it* | |
| ear | kwom* | |
| nose | g3z3N* | |
| tooth | as* | |
| tongue | lis | |
| hand | sar* | |
| blood | sem | |
| bone | gis* | |
| skin | Sim* | |
| knee | furm* | |
| water | am | |
| fire | wus* | |
| sun | pus* | |
| star | nza̧w | |
| stone | Nx3k* | |
| tree | t3N* | |
| night | par* | |
| dog | as* | |
| fish | mbup* | |
| one | gak* | |
| two | bap* | |
| I | Nan* | |
| you | xa* | |
| we | mun* | |
| drink | Swe* | |
| see | ne* | |
| hear | fwot* | |
| die | mut* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · ngas1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · anc