Shwai
Shwai is a Heibanic language spoken in Sudan. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Shwai (Shuway) is a Niger–Congo language in the Heiban family spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan. It is also called Ludumor. Dialects are Shabun, Cerumba (Shirumba), Ndano.
From Wikipedia · Shwai language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Shwai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | iTi* | |
| name | iri5* | |
| eye | lEy* | |
| ear | 3ni* | |
| nose | adalo* | |
| tooth | laNat* | |
| tongue | diNEla* | |
| hand | 8E* | |
| blood | N3vin* | |
| bone | lia* | |
| skin | irna* | |
| knee | lruwa* | |
| breast | lEdu* | |
| liver | amar* | |
| water | Nar* | |
| fire | yya* | |
| sun | a5En* | |
| star | ludum* | |
| stone | ida* | |
| mountain | ludmur* | |
| tree | warE* | |
| leaf | 3ni* | |
| night | alilia* | |
| dog | Nin* | |
| fish | lum* | |
| louse | dindil* | |
| one | ittibo* | |
| two | ittia* | |
| I | 5i* | |
| you | Na* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- OtoroHeibanic47% alike
- EbangHeibanic39% alike
- Koalib-RereHeibanic35% alike
- Laru (North Sudan)Heibanic31% alike
- TiraHeibanic30% alike
- LogolHeibanic27% 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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