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Oko-Eni-Osayen

Oko-Eni-Osayen is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.

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Oko-Eni-Osayen · 7.5°N 6.2°E

Oko (ɔ̀kɔ́), also known as Ogori-Magongo and Oko-Eni-Osayin, is a dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. It appears to form a branch of the "Nupe–Oko–Idoma" (noi) group of Niger–Congo languages. The language is spoken in and around the towns of Ogori and Magongo in southwestern Kogi State and Edo state borders.

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Words in Oko-Eni-Osayen

MeaningWordRomanization
personoro*
nameihuru*
eyea5E*
earoto*
noseomodorE*
toothiru*
tongueElarE*
handuba*
bloodE5o*
boneofu*
skiniwu*
kneeikui*
breastEba*
liverEyE*
waterebi*
fireEra*
suneyi*
starESEkpEnE*
stoneotarE*
mountainorE*
treeoti*
leafemumu*
nightujo*
doguwo*
fishayErE*
louseEsama*
oneoyErE*
twoEborE*
IamE*
youawo*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Most similar languages

Vocabulary

  • EbiraAtlantic-Congo19% alike
  • YalaAtlantic-Congo19% alike
  • IgedeAtlantic-Congo17% alike
  • IdomaAtlantic-Congo16% alike
  • LenyimaAtlantic-Congo16% alike
  • BekwarraAtlantic-Congo16% alike

Grammar

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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