Sheni-Ziriya
Sheni-Ziriya is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Words in Sheni-Ziriya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | cibugi* | |
| name | ugeme* | |
| eye | uji* | |
| ear | tutu* | |
| nose | 5umu* | |
| tooth | utini* | |
| tongue | uwai* | |
| blood | m35i* | |
| bone | uhub3* | |
| skin | ubayo* | |
| knee | aru* | |
| breast | iyene* | |
| liver | tubaji* | |
| water | ma5i* | |
| fire | ura* | |
| sun | heme* | |
| star | upye* | |
| stone | utu* | |
| mountain | ututu* | |
| tree | uti* | |
| leaf | m3z3bu* | |
| night | ukusumu* | |
| dog | urumi* | |
| fish | iji* | |
| louse | ikembe* | |
| one | uhini* | |
| two | urere* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | bo* | |
| we | ayu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- IzoraAtlantic-Congo28% alike
- ShauAtlantic-Congo23% alike
- Sanga (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo22% alike
- Gamo-NingiAtlantic-Congo21% alike
- JanjiAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- GyemAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.