Siwu
Siwu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana.
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Siwu is a language that is spoken in the mountainous central part of the Volta Region of Ghana. It belongs to the geographic group of Ghana Togo Mountain languages (traditionally called the Togorestsprachen or Togo Remnant languages) of the Kwa branch of Niger–Congo. The speakers of Siwu call themselves the Mawu and their land Kawu. Some of the speakers of Siwu lives around Lolobi communities.
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Words in Siwu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | turi* | |
| name | yire* | |
| eye | numi* | |
| ear | Twe* | |
| nose | wo* | |
| tooth | Ne7* | |
| tongue | Nagami* | |
| bone | kwi* | |
| skin | ko* | |
| breast | Ne* | |
| liver | ko* | |
| water | du* | |
| fire | to7* | |
| sun | ya* | |
| star | womi* | |
| stone | ta* | |
| mountain | be* | |
| leaf | yata* | |
| night | saa* | |
| dog | kpakpa* | |
| one | we* | |
| two | No* | |
| we | bo7* | |
| drink | ne* | |
| hear | nu* | |
| die | kpi* | |
| come | ba* | |
| path | ri* | |
| new | yate* | |
| full | yi7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- SeleeAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- TafiAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- Oko-Eni-OsayenAtlantic-Congo87% alike
- SekpeleAtlantic-Congo87% alike
- Cross River MbembeAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- AvatimeAtlantic-Congo85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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