Otank
Otank is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Otank (Utanga) is a Tivoid language spoken by the Utanga group of tiv people in both Nigeria and Cameroon. It is used as a second language by Obanliku speakers.
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Words in Otank
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ɔkwɑs | |
| person | or* | |
| name | tye* | |
| eye | se* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | heNa* | |
| tooth | 5i* | |
| tongue | nembelex* | |
| hand | vok* | |
| blood | vomp* | |
| bone | kue* | |
| skin | joro* | |
| knee | nu* | |
| breast | tumba* | |
| liver | tema* | |
| water | yol* | |
| fire | cu* | |
| sun | yaNg* | |
| star | san* | |
| stone | gon* | |
| mountain | go* | |
| tree | kon* | |
| leaf | kyokon* | |
| night | me* | |
| dog | wa* | |
| fish | Su* | |
| louse | wus* | |
| one | mom* | |
| two | hax* | |
| I | mue* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TivAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- IyiveAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- Iceve-MaciAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- UgareAtlantic-Congo18% alike
- Ipulo-OluluAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- EsimbiAtlantic-Congo16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · otan1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · uta