Numana
Numana is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Numana is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria.
From Wikipedia · Numana language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Numana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndiSir* | |
| name | sa* | |
| eye | ki* | |
| ear | ton* | |
| nose | mv3r* | |
| tooth | 5in* | |
| tongue | r3ryEn* | |
| hand | ko* | |
| blood | agi* | |
| bone | kuku* | |
| skin | kpa* | |
| knee | gbarum* | |
| breast | ke* | |
| liver | asusun* | |
| water | àmàʃir | |
| fire | wur* | |
| sun | ari* | |
| star | andis* | |
| stone | mkpan* | |
| mountain | ankum* | |
| tree | kunkun* | |
| leaf | mgbaN* | |
| night | bu* | |
| dog | gugu* | |
| fish | ambE* | |
| louse | Nantu* | |
| one | gy3n* | |
| two | ywa* | |
| I | Nga* | |
| you | wa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mada (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo35% alike
- KanufiAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- Kaningdon-NindemAtlantic-Congo29% alike
- BuAtlantic-Congo23% alike
- CheAtlantic-Congo22% alike
- KadungAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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