Sherbro
Sherbro is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Sierra Leone.
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The Sherbro language (also known as Southern Bullom, Shiba, Amampa, Mampa, and Mampwa) is an endangered language of Sierra Leone. It belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family. While Sherbro has more speakers than the other Bullom languages, its use is declining among the Sherbro people, in favor of Krio and English.
The first recorded publication in Sherbro is a selection of seven parables from Matthew and Luke in the New Testament. This was translated by James Schön of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and published in 1839.
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Words in Sherbro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ilel* | |
| eye | hol* | |
| ear | nui* | |
| nose | min* | |
| tooth | TaN* | |
| tongue | limiliN* | |
| hand | pia* | |
| blood | NkoN* | |
| bone | pak* | |
| skin | ko* | |
| knee | lonk* | |
| water | men | |
| fire | liTam* | |
| sun | lipal* | |
| stone | pe* | |
| tree | 8ok* | |
| night | Tol* | |
| dog | thumɔɛ | |
| fish | yu* | |
| one | bul* | |
| two | tiN* | |
| I | yang* | |
| you | hom* | |
| we | yin* | |
| drink | kul* | |
| see | ke* | |
| hear | 8e* | |
| die | wu* | |
| come | hun* | |
| path | na* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Bullom SoAtlantic-Congo64% alike
- Bom-KimAtlantic-Congo48% alike
- Northern KissiAtlantic-Congo21% alike
- Southern KisiAtlantic-Congo18% alike
- BuaAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- FangAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Grammar
- Northern RoglaiAustronesian85% alike
- Ama (Sudan)Nyimang84% alike
- YinchiaAustroasiatic83% alike
- YakomaAtlantic-Congo83% alike
- AnufoAtlantic-Congo82% alike
- BorumNuclear-Macro-Je82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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