Tsamai
Tsamai is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Ethiopia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tsamai (also known as Ts'amay, S'amai, Tamaha, Tsamako, Tsamakko, Bago S'amakk-Ulo) is an Afroasiatic language spoken in Ethiopia. Tsamai is a member of the Dullay dialect continuum. Cule (Kuile, Kule) and evidently Dume (pseudo-pygmies) were apparently varieties.
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Words in Tsamai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kauku* | |
| name | mako* | |
| eye | oXiti* | |
| ear | konte* | |
| nose | sinde* | |
| tooth | ilge* | |
| tongue | arako* | |
| hand | horko* | |
| blood | CEid3* | |
| bone | mite* | |
| skin | kabo* | |
| knee | lutE* | |
| breast | ambe* | |
| liver | tire* | |
| water | ʕanɗe | |
| fire | kate* | |
| sun | kaliku* | |
| star | age* | |
| stone | gako* | |
| mountain | oZo* | |
| tree | gorko* | |
| leaf | hoZe* | |
| night | galabo* | |
| dog | karitu* | |
| fish | Xare* | |
| louse | kiske* | |
| one | doko* | |
| two | laki* | |
| I | ano* | |
| you | ato* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Ale-GawwadaAfro-Asiatic28% alike
- DirashaAfro-Asiatic20% alike
- OrmaAfro-Asiatic17% alike
- WaataAfro-Asiatic16% alike
- Borana-Arsi-Guji OromoAfro-Asiatic14% alike
- Eastern OromoAfro-Asiatic14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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