Tuwuli
Tuwuli is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Bowili (Bowiri) language, Tuwuli (Liwuli, Siwuri, Tuwili, Tora), is spoken in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is considered one of the Ghana–Togo Mountain languages of the Kwa family.
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Words in Tuwuli
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oticiwa* | |
| name | di* | |
| eye | linebi* | |
| ear | soto* | |
| nose | owi* | |
| tooth | lodo* | |
| tongue | sEmE* | |
| hand | awE* | |
| blood | baboanE* | |
| bone | loCo* | |
| skin | ovoli* | |
| knee | luduli* | |
| breast | lEmE* | |
| liver | fute* | |
| water | mui* | |
| fire | fi* | |
| sun | suwa* | |
| star | lisibi* | |
| stone | de* | |
| mountain | oto* | |
| tree | kuCe* | |
| leaf | sota* | |
| night | lEnyE* | |
| dog | okpete* | |
| fish | kafoabi* | |
| louse | lolokame* | |
| one | kedi* | |
| two | kEya* | |
| I | yi* | |
| you | no* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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