Nyankpa
Nyankpa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Nyankpa or Yeskwa (nyankpá) is a Nasarawa and Kaduna Language of Nigeria. It sometimes appears in the literature as Nyenkpa, which is a dialect.
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Words in Nyankpa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | onEt* | |
| name | Ensok* | |
| eye | osu* | |
| ear | oto* | |
| nose | Evom* | |
| tooth | onyi* | |
| tongue | olimba* | |
| hand | obok* | |
| blood | aTi* | |
| bone | ofup* | |
| skin | ovut* | |
| knee | olu* | |
| breast | obE* | |
| liver | aZo* | |
| water | àmɛ̀ | |
| fire | ovEt* | |
| sun | onum* | |
| star | EzEt* | |
| stone | Eta* | |
| mountain | ego* | |
| tree | EntantE* | |
| leaf | onkpa* | |
| night | oTuk* | |
| dog | mambu* | |
| fish | ebin* | |
| louse | onkpusuTi* | |
| one | nyi* | |
| two | mva* | |
| I | Ema* | |
| you | Emu* |
* 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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