Reel
Reel is a Nilotic language spoken in Sudan and South Sudan. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Reel, or Atwot, is a Nilotic language of South Sudan that is closely related to Nuer. They call themselves Reel; Atwot is their Dinka name.
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Words in Reel
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nuEr* | |
| name | rin* | |
| eye | waN* | |
| ear | TiT* | |
| nose | wum* | |
| tooth | lei* | |
| tongue | lip* | |
| hand | tet* | |
| blood | rim* | |
| bone | aTau* | |
| skin | guop* | |
| knee | muol* | |
| breast | tin* | |
| liver | TuE5* | |
| water | pî̤i | |
| fire | maT* | |
| sun | TEN* | |
| star | kuEl* | |
| stone | pEm* | |
| mountain | pEm* | |
| tree | alaN* | |
| leaf | TiT* | |
| night | wEr* | |
| dog | Tok* | |
| fish | TEl* | |
| one | kel* | |
| two | rou* | |
| I | hEn* | |
| you | yin* | |
| we | kon* |
* 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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