Somrai
Somrai is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Chad.
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Somrai (Sumrey,sɨmray), also known as Sibine (Shibne, chibne), is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the southwestern Chadian prefectures of Tandjilé and Lai. The speakers or Somrai are not bilingual; the language is not mutually intelligible with any other, as its highest lexical similarity with another language is with Ndam (42%). Most of the speakers, who call themselves Shibne or Sibine, generally practice traditional religions, Christianity, or Islam.
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Words in Somrai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | sumo* | |
| eye | deram* | |
| ear | sumu* | |
| nose | sendum* | |
| tooth | sandam* | |
| hand | usam* | |
| blood | bare* | |
| bone | gusiN* | |
| skin | sumo* | |
| breast | jurgum* | |
| water | nimi* | |
| fire | doa* | |
| sun | doa* | |
| star | disu* | |
| tree | abde* | |
| night | manauliN* | |
| dog | dogoro* | |
| fish | gose* | |
| louse | gade* | |
| one | mon* | |
| two | sir* | |
| I | indi* | |
| you | injim* | |
| we | indige* | |
| drink | se* | |
| see | yero* | |
| die | mare* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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