Sya
Sya is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 3,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Sha, also spelled Sya, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Plateau State and Kaduna State, Nigeria. As of 2018, the language is used for face-to-face communication and lacks a standardized written form. It is spoken by approximately 1,000 people and is considered sustainable.
The primary area where Sha is spoken is in Sha District, Bokkos LGA, Plateau State. Mundat, a closely related language also belonging to the Chadic A.4 branch, is spoken in Mundat village within the same district.
From Wikipedia · Sha language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Sya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ayin* | |
| eye | yafay* | |
| ear | kum* | |
| nose | ato* | |
| tooth | agauaw* | |
| tongue | al3s* | |
| hand | fagaw* | |
| blood | zom* | |
| bone | giS* | |
| skin | fukut* | |
| knee | sindyu* | |
| breast | fwof* | |
| water | ham | |
| fire | mwan* | |
| star | aNgwenaNgwen* | |
| stone | aya* | |
| mountain | wafay* | |
| tree | yiTaw* | |
| night | mafo* | |
| dog | fifi* | |
| fish | gwaSe* | |
| one | ham* | |
| I | yin* | |
| you | yah* | |
| we | gyan* | |
| drink | del* | |
| see | may* | |
| hear | salay* | |
| die | mot* | |
| come | bol* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · shaa1247 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · scw