Téén
Téén is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso.
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Lorhon, or Teen, is a Gur language of Ivory Coast and across the border in Burkina Faso.
As with Doghose, there are spelling variants to accommodate the sound [ɣ]: Loghon, Lorhon, Loron. Other names are Nabe, Tegesie, Ténhé, and Tuni.
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Words in Téén
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | iraNo* | |
| eye | himbiye* | |
| ear | tenike* | |
| nose | miteaka* | |
| tooth | kamaka* | |
| tongue | deliNge* | |
| hand | nugo* | |
| blood | tobo* | |
| bone | gboloko* | |
| skin | togo* | |
| knee | togbulaka* | |
| water | oko* | |
| fire | daha* | |
| sun | gra* | |
| stone | nerike* | |
| tree | diaha* | |
| night | dumaka* | |
| dog | Nmami* | |
| fish | busaN* | |
| one | tani* | |
| two | 5or* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | ga* | |
| we | bo* | |
| drink | ni* | |
| see | douwe* | |
| hear | kanowe* | |
| die | pir* | |
| come | yi* | |
| path | bulaha* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Bouna KulangoAtlantic-Congo30% alike
- Bondoukou KulangoAtlantic-Congo29% alike
- DimaDagan14% alike
- BesmeAtlantic-Congo11% alike
- UmbuygamuPama-Nyungan11% alike
- MasmajeAfro-Asiatic10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · teen1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · lor