Nkoroo
Nkoroo is an Ijoid language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Nkọrọọ is an Ijaw language spoken by about 4,500 ethnic Nkọrọọ in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Nkọrọọ has significantly influenced the Defaka language.
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Words in Nkoroo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kini* | |
| name | irE* | |
| eye | toru* | |
| ear | beri* | |
| nose | nini* | |
| tooth | aka* | |
| tongue | bElE* | |
| hand | bara* | |
| blood | asi* | |
| bone | mgba* | |
| skin | buapara* | |
| knee | biomgbutebe* | |
| breast | ndo* | |
| liver | fufuxu* | |
| water | mindi | |
| fire | fini* | |
| sun | orua* | |
| star | ipini* | |
| stone | ikputu* | |
| mountain | opuanai* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | jiripaxaraapa* | |
| night | dei* | |
| dog | obiri* | |
| fish | nji* | |
| louse | oku* | |
| one | bgori* | |
| two | maami* | |
| drink | bo* | |
| see | ori* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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