Pa'a
Pa'a is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 8,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Paʼa, also known as Afa (Afawa) or Fucaka (autonym), is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
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Words in Pa'a
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mbarin* | |
| name | s3m* | |
| eye | ata* | |
| ear | huma* | |
| nose | at3n* | |
| tongue | sinki* | |
| hand | daken* | |
| blood | atin* | |
| bone | k3siki* | |
| skin | tala* | |
| knee | b3rmi* | |
| breast | api* | |
| liver | santa* | |
| water | ambi | |
| fire | pana* | |
| sun | fei* | |
| star | SeSuwa* | |
| stone | z3giya* | |
| mountain | yei* | |
| tree | bama* | |
| leaf | l3kw3ti* | |
| night | si* | |
| dog | walawala* | |
| fish | Tala* | |
| one | waTi* | |
| two | Tir* | |
| I | am3n* | |
| you | ahu* | |
| we | ami* | |
| drink | sa* |
* 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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