Supyire Senoufo
Supyire Senoufo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
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Supyire, or Suppire, is a Senufo language spoken in the Sikasso Region of southeastern Mali and in adjoining regions of Ivory Coast. In their native language, the noun sùpyìré means both "the people" and "the language spoken by the people".
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Words in Supyire Senoufo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | naNko* | |
| name | mEgE* | |
| eye | 5yi* | |
| ear | niNge5* | |
| nose | muna* | |
| tooth | Nkyan* | |
| tongue | 5jire* | |
| hand | TyEga* | |
| blood | siSyan* | |
| bone | kaCi* | |
| skin | see* | |
| breast | jiri* | |
| liver | 5ErE* | |
| water | lwɔhɔ | |
| fire | na* | |
| sun | TanNa* | |
| star | woro* | |
| stone | kafaga* | |
| mountain | 5aNa* | |
| tree | Tige* | |
| leaf | weNE* | |
| night | numpilaga* | |
| dog | pwun* | |
| fish | fya* | |
| one | niNkin* | |
| two | Suni* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | mu* | |
| we | wu* | |
| drink | bya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mamara SenoufoAtlantic-Congo49% alike
- Sìcìté SénoufoAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- Senar de KankalabaAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- SenariAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- Nanerigé SénoufoAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- Eastern KaraboroAtlantic-Congo22% alike
Grammar
- Western KaraboroAtlantic-Congo83% alike
- Sìcìté SénoufoAtlantic-Congo81% alike
- SiamouIsolates80% alike
- LusengoAtlantic-Congo79% alike
- BekwilAtlantic-Congo79% alike
- BabankiAtlantic-Congo79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · supy1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · spp