Tiagbamrin Aizi
Tiagbamrin Aizi is a Kru language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire.
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The Lélé language, Lélémrin, also known as Tiagba (Tiagbamrin) after its principal town, is a Kru language spoken by ethnic Aizi (Ahizi) on the shores of Ébrié Lagoon in Ivory Coast. It is not intelligible with Mobu, also spoken by Aizi at the lagoon.
The Lele endonym for all Aizi is Prokpo for the people (or in Tiagba Krokpo), Prokpamrin for the language.
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Words in Tiagbamrin Aizi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 5o* | |
| eye | zre* | |
| ear | luko* | |
| nose | muvo* | |
| tooth | 5i* | |
| tongue | mro* | |
| blood | 5re* | |
| bone | kra* | |
| skin | kuko* | |
| knee | kukru* | |
| breast | dri* | |
| liver | pri* | |
| water | nri* | |
| fire | lede* | |
| sun | ze* | |
| star | de5i* | |
| tree | ke* | |
| leaf | fi* | |
| night | dudo* | |
| dog | vE* | |
| fish | zrE* | |
| louse | numo* | |
| one | mumo* | |
| two | iSi* | |
| drink | ma* | |
| see | ni* | |
| die | ko* | |
| come | yi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Aproumu AiziAtlantic-Congo88% alike
- Yocoboué DidaKru20% alike
- Guiberoua BéteKru17% alike
- KlaoKru17% alike
- GodiéKru17% alike
- Daloa BétéKru17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · tiag1235 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ahi