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Pero

Pero is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 25 thousand people.

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Pero · 9.6°N 11.0°E

Pero is a West Chadic language of Nigeria.

From Wikipedia · Pero language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Pero

MeaningWordRomanization
womankpéemùn
personniny3*
nameCombo*
eyeando7*
earkumo7*
nosewoCin*
toothwudo*
tonguedak*
bloodtum*
bonew383k*
skinkada*
kneefurum*
breastwidi*
liverr3Co*
waterám
firewuji*
sunforiy*
starp383l*
stonefandi*
mountainkuley*
treefuo7*
leafalaw*
nightyipu*
dogbai*
fishCirip*
lousekoromo*
onedok*
twopElEyo*
drinkZE*
seewE*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • KushiAfro-Asiatic35% alike
  • TangaleAfro-Asiatic27% alike
  • KwaamiAfro-Asiatic18% alike
  • NyamAfro-Asiatic18% alike
  • GoundoAtlantic-Congo17% alike
  • PanAfro-Asiatic17% alike

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

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