Saba
Saba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Chad. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Saba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in south central Chad. Speakers are found in Sorki canton in Chinguil sub-prefecture.
Ethnologue lists Jelkung as a synonym; Blench (2006), however, considers it a distinct language, in a different branch of East Chadic.
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Words in Saba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | sindir* | |
| eye | iri* | |
| ear | ondor* | |
| nose | demil* | |
| tooth | sene* | |
| tongue | son7* | |
| hand | k3ta* | |
| blood | sam7* | |
| bone | 3g3si7* | |
| skin | roNo* | |
| knee | derkel* | |
| breast | payo* | |
| water | umbo* | |
| fire | oko* | |
| sun | pido* | |
| star | sto* | |
| stone | durk* | |
| tree | s3oui* | |
| leaf | sa7a* | |
| night | ba7* | |
| dog | kuyu* | |
| fish | bus* | |
| louse | br* | |
| one | p35* | |
| two | mu7u* | |
| drink | seye* | |
| see | ege* | |
| hear | neige* | |
| die | mite* | |
| come | oi* |
* 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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