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Tiyaa

Tiyaa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.

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Tiyaa · 9.6°N 9.5°E

Kadung, or Kadun (Kwaŋ), is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria.

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Words in Tiyaa

MeaningWordRomanization
personsum*
nametisat*
eyeyis*
earkutuk*
noseton*
toothkinuN*
tonguetil3m*
handkwak*
bloodg3*
boneukup*
skinlap*
kneekuruN*
breastjar*
liverawutudo*
watermin*
firerwa*
sunvi*
starmar*
stonetitar*
mountaingenak*
treekoni*
leafafaN*
nightbibi*
dogfu*
fishgyeSi*
lousedenji*
onegat*
twoba*
Imaxai*
youwoxoi*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • KadungAtlantic-Congo57% alike
  • BijimAtlantic-Congo54% alike
  • PitiAtlantic-Congo21% alike
  • FyamAtlantic-Congo20% alike
  • Shall-ZwallAtlantic-Congo19% alike
  • PyeAtlantic-Congo18% alike

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

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