Reshe
Reshe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Reshe is the most divergent of the Kainji languages of Nigeria. It is spoken on the northern and southern sides of Kainji Lake. It is spoken in Yauri LGA, Kebbi State, and in Borgu LGA, Niger State.
Birnin Yauri (Ireshe ubinə) is the ancient city of the Reshe people and is situated about five miles east of Yelwa.
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Words in Reshe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | u-dono | |
| person | undo* | |
| name | n3* | |
| eye | nini* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | rora* | |
| tooth | nuhi* | |
| tongue | lumE* | |
| blood | maye* | |
| bone | p3* | |
| skin | wa* | |
| knee | kumu* | |
| breast | nuhe* | |
| liver | nuhe* | |
| water | m3m3* | |
| sun | nwe* | |
| star | TiTa* | |
| stone | tare* | |
| mountain | ma* | |
| tree | Te* | |
| leaf | guba* | |
| night | akipwa* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | darimi* | |
| louse | kwarkwata* | |
| one | cuneya* | |
| two | yis3* | |
| I | amE* | |
| you | ahwa* | |
| drink | wa* |
* 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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