Rogo
Rogo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Rogo (also Urogo, Burogo, Ucanja Kamuku) is a Kainji language of Nigeria. It is spoken around the town of Ucanja in the Rafi and Mariga Local Government Areas of Niger State, as well as the Birnin Gwari LGA of neighbouring Kaduna State.
The name Rogo can refer to two language varieties, namely a Cinda-Regi variety and another non-Cinda-Regi variety.
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Words in Rogo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bowt* | |
| name | iZ* | |
| eye | iS* | |
| ear | tombE* | |
| nose | no* | |
| tooth | nin* | |
| tongue | ayai* | |
| hand | ya* | |
| bone | up* | |
| skin | t3k* | |
| knee | b3r3Ngu* | |
| breast | sub* | |
| liver | boS3n* | |
| water | m3ni* | |
| fire | or* | |
| sun | mo* | |
| star | z3Ng* | |
| stone | tari* | |
| mountain | Samu* | |
| leaf | bomb* | |
| night | gEt* | |
| dog | auw* | |
| fish | kyEmbo* | |
| louse | yei* | |
| one | iy3d3ryo* | |
| two | tato* | |
| drink | swam* | |
| see | Es* | |
| hear | hog* | |
| come | korya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Shama-SambugaAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- YaraAtlantic-Congo37% alike
- HungworoAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- Eastern AcipaAtlantic-Congo31% alike
- BauchiAtlantic-Congo21% alike
- KadungAtlantic-Congo15% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · rogo1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · rod