Nzanyi
Nzanyi is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Nzanyi (also known as Njanyi, Nzangi, Njai, Njeny, Zani, Zany, Jeng, Jenge, Njei, Njeing, Kobotshi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in Maiha LGA, and along the border in Cameroon. Dialects are Dede, Hoode, Lovi, Magara, Maiha, Mutidi, Nggwoli, Pakka, and Rogede.
In Cameroon, Njanyi is spoken near the Nigerian border in the Doumo area (Mayo-Oulo commune, Mayo-Louti department, and in Dembo and Basheo communes, Bénoué department, Northern Region) by about 9,000 speakers. It is mainly spoken in Nigeria.
From Wikipedia · Nzanyi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Nzanyi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | m3dE* | |
| name | lekudi* | |
| eye | di* | |
| ear | lek3di* | |
| nose | CinE* | |
| tooth | line* | |
| tongue | gyEna* | |
| blood | biz3* | |
| bone | kurobE* | |
| skin | kuvwo* | |
| knee | mag3rSE* | |
| breast | unECi* | |
| liver | hureseCi* | |
| water | mbii | |
| fire | duwu* | |
| sun | f3te* | |
| star | g3mleki* | |
| stone | kwo7o* | |
| mountain | kuromo* | |
| tree | fo* | |
| leaf | g3s3* | |
| night | v3de* | |
| dog | y3Na* | |
| fish | wurfi* | |
| louse | j3nk3ri* | |
| one | hide* | |
| two | buk* | |
| drink | huCuNbw3de* | |
| see | nah3n* | |
| hear | mfwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GuduAfro-Asiatic23% alike
- Jimi (Cameroon)Afro-Asiatic20% alike
- SharwaAfro-Asiatic20% alike
- GudeAfro-Asiatic19% alike
- FaliAfro-Asiatic18% alike
- ZizilivakanAfro-Asiatic17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nzan1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nja