Vori

Vori is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Vori · 10.2°N 8.3°E

Vori (also called Surubu or Skrubu) is a Kainji language of Nigeria.

Roger Blench (2016) reported that the people referred to as Surubu in the present literature are called Vori. Their main centre is the town of Geshere, which is west of Mariri on the Lere road. The Vori live in 32 settlements, and there are about 50,000 to 70,000 speakers.

Bina, another undocumented language, is spoken nearby.

From Wikipedia · Kuvori language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Vori

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	piyer*
name	zagiy*
eye	yizi*
tooth	yini*
tongue	rem*
skin	kukwakupiyer*
stone	kwag*
tree	ti*
night	tuk*
two	va*
die	ke*
path	rina*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

Kizamani Rishiwa Bina (Nigeria)Kinuku Piti Kono (Nigeria)Gbiri-Niragu Ejuele Kuturmi Atsam

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