Shama-Sambuga
Shama-Sambuga is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Shama, or Shama-Sambuga after its two dialects, is a Kainji language of Nigeria.
Sambuga is presumably extinct. It was spoken in Sambuga town, 10 km northwest of Kagara, in Rafi LGA, Niger State.
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Words in Shama-Sambuga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bowt* | |
| name | zE* | |
| eye | iS* | |
| ear | tobi* | |
| nose | on* | |
| tooth | Er* | |
| tongue | ari* | |
| hand | wa* | |
| bone | up* | |
| skin | t3k* | |
| knee | ru* | |
| breast | sup* | |
| liver | sob* | |
| water | m3n* | |
| fire | ra* | |
| star | ringwan* | |
| stone | tE* | |
| mountain | Sam* | |
| leaf | hom* | |
| night | gEt* | |
| dog | auw* | |
| fish | kyambo* | |
| louse | kwarkwat* | |
| one | iy3* | |
| two | d3ryo* | |
| drink | so* | |
| see | nir* | |
| hear | hog* | |
| come | koriya* | |
| path | En* |
* 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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