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South Giziga

South Giziga is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon.

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South Giziga · 10.3°N 14.2°E

South Giziga is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects are Mi Mijivin, Muturami, and Rum.

South Giziga (60,000 speakers) is spoken south of Maroua in the Diamaré plain around the small massifs of Loutou, Moutourwa, Midjivin, etc. (in Diamaré department, Maroua commune and Mayo-Kani department, communes of Mindif, Kaélé, and Moutourwa).

From Wikipedia · South Giziga language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in South Giziga

MeaningWordRomanization
personsil*
eyehiri*
earsimit*
nosehutuN*
toothyiN*
tongueirne*
handtaparhaN*
bloodpumwup*
kneepopore*
breasthimi*
wateryam
firewo*
sunpas*
mountainmua*
treedum*
leaflar*
dogkiri*
oneplola*
twoCiu*
dieamusle*
comesana*
pathau*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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