Nyoro
Nyoro is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Uganda.
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Nyoro or Runyoro (Orunyoro, [oɾuɲôɾo]) is a Bantu language spoken by the Nyoro people of Uganda. It has two dialects: Runyoro proper and Rutagwenda. A standardized orthography was established in 1947. It's most closely related to Rutooro.
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Words in Nyoro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | omukazi | |
| person | ntu* | |
| name | ibara* | |
| eye | riso* | |
| ear | okutu* | |
| nose | indo* | |
| tooth | erino* | |
| tongue | orurimi* | |
| blood | esagama* | |
| bone | gufa* | |
| knee | okuju* | |
| breast | bere* | |
| liver | tigu* | |
| water | amaizi | |
| fire | ro* | |
| sun | zoba* | |
| star | o5ozi* | |
| stone | bale* | |
| mountain | sozi* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | babi* | |
| night | ro* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | anja* | |
| louse | kugayara* | |
| two | ibiri* | |
| I | 5owe* | |
| you | iwe* | |
| we | itwe* | |
| drink | 5wa* |
* 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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