Ngizim
Ngizim is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 80 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Ngizim (also known as Ngizmawa, Ngezzim, Ngódṣin) is a Chadic language spoken by the Ngizim people in Yobe State, Nigeria.
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Words in Ngizim
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ama | |
| person | n3n* | |
| name | Lugun* | |
| eye | da* | |
| ear | agud* | |
| nose | t3n* | |
| tooth | yanau* | |
| tongue | mar5i* | |
| hand | aikwak* | |
| blood | dǝdǝm | |
| bone | awuk* | |
| skin | r3v3k* | |
| knee | kufu* | |
| breast | a5i* | |
| liver | g3Si* | |
| water | âm | |
| fire | aka* | |
| sun | afa* | |
| star | g3Zaw* | |
| stone | kaTar* | |
| mountain | guguyak* | |
| tree | waka* | |
| leaf | awai* | |
| night | d3vid* | |
| dog | ja* | |
| fish | v3nakau* | |
| louse | jankar* | |
| one | gayi* | |
| two | Sirin* | |
| I | iy3* |
* 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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