Ukwa
Ukwa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 100 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ukwa is a minor Ibibio-Efik language of Nigeria.
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Words in Ukwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wo* | |
| name | 5in* | |
| eye | 5in* | |
| ear | toN* | |
| nose | buo* | |
| tooth | dEt* | |
| tongue | dEm* | |
| hand | sidubok* | |
| blood | yib* | |
| bone | kpo* | |
| skin | kpaidEm* | |
| knee | doN* | |
| breast | ba* | |
| water | mmọñ | |
| fire | kaN* | |
| sun | tin* | |
| star | taafioN* | |
| stone | tiat* | |
| mountain | bod* | |
| tree | to* | |
| leaf | koN* | |
| night | eyo* | |
| dog | bua* | |
| fish | yak* | |
| louse | daN* | |
| one | kiEt* | |
| two | iba* | |
| I | ami* | |
| you | afo* | |
| we | n5in* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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