Pye
Pye is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Pe, also spelled Pai or Pye, is a minor Plateau language of southeastern Plateau State, Nigeria. It is classified as a Tarokoid language by Roger Blench (2023).
In 2019, Blench observed that Pe was being spoken by all generations, including children.
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Words in Pye
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | unsit* | |
| name | tiyin* | |
| eye | tiSu* | |
| ear | utoN* | |
| nose | tiyol* | |
| tooth | tiyin* | |
| tongue | tilem* | |
| hand | ubok* | |
| blood | ntsi* | |
| bone | ukup* | |
| skin | unTa* | |
| knee | iyuN* | |
| breast | mbel* | |
| liver | ndeleN* | |
| water | min | |
| fire | upet* | |
| sun | ulom* | |
| star | iSan* | |
| stone | icam* | |
| mountain | mboksin* | |
| tree | kon* | |
| leaf | awaN* | |
| night | ipip* | |
| dog | ibwa* | |
| fish | mbup* | |
| louse | mbwaksin* | |
| one | dik* | |
| two | wap* | |
| drink | wu* | |
| see | ya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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