Sinyar
Sinyar is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Sudan and Chad.
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Shemya (tàar ʃàmɲà) is the language of the Sinyar people. It is traditionally viewed as Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad and formerly in Darfur, Sudan. It is variously spelled Shamya, Shamyan, Shemya, Sinya, and known as Symiarta, Taar Shamyan, Zimirra.
The language is spoken in Goz Beïda, Chad and Foro Boranga, Sudan. There are two level tones and downstepped low tones. Word order is SVO.
Dimmendaal classifies it as a language isolate, whereas Blench groups it with Formona.
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Words in Sinyar
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tyegin* | |
| name | ere* | |
| eye | kom* | |
| ear | owira* | |
| nose | 5arma* | |
| tooth | kia* | |
| tongue | dyalli* | |
| hand | illi* | |
| blood | far* | |
| bone | kokalli* | |
| skin | anna* | |
| breast | embar* | |
| liver | rada* | |
| water | kodya* | |
| fire | fodu* | |
| sun | kaddya* | |
| star | ntudyu* | |
| stone | gol* | |
| mountain | naNar* | |
| tree | kagga* | |
| leaf | kambal* | |
| night | dikitinn* | |
| dog | bisin* | |
| fish | kundyo* | |
| louse | katyal* | |
| one | kalla* | |
| two | ro* | |
| I | male* | |
| you | ille* | |
| we | yinge* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- GulayCentral Sudanic17% alike
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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