Temein
Temein is a Temeinic language spoken in Sudan. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Temein, also known as Ron(g)e, is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken by the Temein people of the Nuba Hills in Sudan.
Ronge is an approximation of the endonym. Stevenson reports the people are ɔ̀rɔ́ŋɡɔ̀ʔ and the language lɔ́ŋɔ na rɔŋɛ; Dimmendaal has ɔ́ràntɛ̀t for a person, kààkɪ́nɪ́ ɔ́rɔ̀ŋɛ̀ for the people, and ŋɔ́nɔ́t ná ɔ́rɔ̀ŋɛ for the language.
Temein is spoken in Farik, Kuris, Kwiye, Nekring, Tokoing, Tukur, and Tulu villages (Ethnologue, 22nd edition).
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Words in Temein
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | deni* | |
| name | kalin* | |
| eye | niNinat* | |
| ear | wenat* | |
| nose | kimintin* | |
| tooth | awis* | |
| tongue | mandi5at* | |
| hand | ninat* | |
| blood | monit* | |
| bone | amis* | |
| skin | laNun* | |
| knee | noNgu* | |
| breast | 5alikitat* | |
| liver | murit* | |
| water | múŋ | |
| fire | podiN* | |
| sun | nonu* | |
| star | dulit* | |
| stone | korat* | |
| mountain | kurat* | |
| tree | maraNis* | |
| leaf | kobukit* | |
| night | Ton* | |
| dog | o7* | |
| fish | kalalis* | |
| louse | gamuitit* | |
| one | kidoN* | |
| two | karokwa* | |
| I | nan* | |
| you | nin* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TeseTemeinic33% alike
- Pottangi Ollar GadabaDravidian9% alike
- PuriPuri-Coroado9% alike
- KengaCentral Sudanic9% alike
- KalkatunguPama-Nyungan9% alike
- KaprimanSepik9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nucl1339 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · teq