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Tira

Tira is a Heibanic language spoken in Sudan.

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Tira · 11.1°N 30.8°E

Tiro, also Thiro or Tira, is a Niger–Congo language in the Heiban family spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan.

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Words in Tira

MeaningWordRomanization
personuTi*
nameiri*
eyeley*
earani5a*
toothliNa8*
tongue8iNg3la*
handira8*
bloodN3vin*
bonelu8a*
skinoru*
kneeiriyo*
breast8i8u*
liveravvi*
waterNava*
fireiyyu*
suna8i5an*
star8aba*
stoneal*
mountainTito*
tree8uri*
leafani5a*
nightuliNga*
dogNan*
fishumi*
louseirla*
onekanna*
twokrTan*
IiNi*
youNNa*
weillir*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Grammar

  • OtoroHeibanic92% alike
  • NdoboAtlantic-Congo88% alike
  • SukumaAtlantic-Congo87% alike
  • MoroHeibanic86% alike
  • HereroAtlantic-Congo85% alike
  • GaaAtlantic-Congo85% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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