Phuie
Phuie is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Burkina Faso, by about 14.3 thousand people.
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Puguli or Phuie (Pwĩẽ) is the language of the Phuo people. It is spoken in Burkina Faso.
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Words in Phuie
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nidumi* | |
| name | ie* | |
| eye | irie* | |
| ear | diLE* | |
| nose | mirE* | |
| tooth | yile* | |
| tongue | ilimo* | |
| hand | nE* | |
| blood | kyEma* | |
| bone | wiE* | |
| skin | tonE* | |
| knee | nadone* | |
| breast | ilE* | |
| liver | twe* | |
| water | nima* | |
| fire | ninie* | |
| sun | wirE* | |
| star | wilyE* | |
| stone | buE* | |
| mountain | palo* | |
| tree | tyo* | |
| leaf | pepho* | |
| night | wEma* | |
| dog | va* | |
| fish | anigo* | |
| louse | akwe* | |
| one | deo* | |
| two | dabE* | |
| I | o* | |
| you | i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Sissala of Burkina FasoAtlantic-Congo28% alike
- Western SisaalaAtlantic-Congo28% alike
- WinyéAtlantic-Congo24% alike
- TemAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- Bago-KusuntuAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- TampulmaAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · phui1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pug