Putai
Putai is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Putai also known as Marghi West is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Margi Putai people in northeastern Nigeria. The language is dying out and being replaced by Kanuri.
From Wikipedia · Putai language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Putai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mda* | |
| name | L3m* | |
| eye | nja* | |
| ear | L3m* | |
| nose | pC3r* | |
| tooth | S3r* | |
| tongue | ku5adu* | |
| blood | muNZi* | |
| bone | daxi* | |
| skin | kwuCi* | |
| knee | wunji* | |
| breast | wa* | |
| liver | mida* | |
| water | yimi* | |
| fire | a7u* | |
| sun | b3ji* | |
| star | Cambiya* | |
| stone | jiga* | |
| mountain | paga* | |
| tree | fwE* | |
| leaf | Lali* | |
| night | anvwu7yi* | |
| dog | kiya* | |
| fish | kulfa* | |
| louse | j3Nk3r* | |
| one | duku* | |
| two | suda* | |
| drink | sa* | |
| see | wula* | |
| hear | Ng3di* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- CibakAfro-Asiatic54% alike
- NggwahyiAfro-Asiatic51% alike
- Bura-PabirAfro-Asiatic43% alike
- Marghi CentralAfro-Asiatic41% alike
- HubaAfro-Asiatic37% alike
- Marghi SouthAfro-Asiatic33% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · puta1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mfl