Nzima
Nzima is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
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Nzema, also known as Nzima or Appolo, is an Akan language spoken by the Nzema people of southwestern Ghana and southeastern Ivory Coast. It is partially intelligible with Jwira-Pepesa and is closely related to Baoulé.
Nzema is one of several Bia languages, and it has had considerable influence from the Twi-Fante language. There are notable towns in Nzemaland such as Bonyere, Nkroful, Half Assini, Axim, Eikwe, Baku, Atuabo, Beyin, Essiama and Anokyi.
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Written down
Menli muala di bɛ ti anwo na eza noko bɛsɛ wɔ dibilɛ nee adenlenyianlɛ nu. Bɛlɛ ndwenlenwo nee adwenle, yemɔti ɔwɔ kɛ bɛkile adiemayɛlɛ bɛmaa bɛ nwo ngoko.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Nzima
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | sonla* | |
| name | duma* | |
| eye | E5elE* | |
| ear | EnzolE* | |
| nose | ebo5ile* | |
| tooth | egyele* | |
| tongue | EtafinlimalE* | |
| hand | EsalEtakE* | |
| blood | mogya* | |
| bone | bowule* | |
| skin | nwonane* | |
| knee | EgyakEkpokE* | |
| breast | 5EfonlE* | |
| liver | EbolE* | |
| water | nzule | |
| fire | senle* | |
| sun | sEnzEne* | |
| star | EwolEra* | |
| stone | EdibolE* | |
| mountain | boka* | |
| tree | bakakpolemogyila* | |
| leaf | Eya* | |
| night | nozo* | |
| dog | twea* | |
| fish | fElE* | |
| louse | egyike* | |
| one | ko* | |
| two | nwio* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | wo* |
* 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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