Waja
Waja is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 60 thousand people.
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Waja (also known as Nyan Wiyau, Wiyaa, or Wuya) is a Savannas language of northeastern Nigeria. Dialectical differences between Deruwo (Wajan Dutse) and Waja proper (Wajan Kasa) are slight.
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Words in Waja
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nambarE* | |
| name | d3ne* | |
| eye | nuNe* | |
| ear | twiyau* | |
| nose | boTu* | |
| tooth | nwi* | |
| tongue | bEnE* | |
| hand | wai* | |
| blood | tuma* | |
| bone | ku* | |
| skin | biyau* | |
| knee | d3ne* | |
| breast | nyu* | |
| liver | nit* | |
| water | gundu* | |
| fire | bwalau* | |
| sun | nyango* | |
| star | bwajwalE* | |
| stone | swElEi* | |
| mountain | TiNu* | |
| tree | sou* | |
| leaf | wango* | |
| night | kume* | |
| dog | bai* | |
| fish | jiNne* | |
| louse | jangara* | |
| one | gEn* | |
| two | rop* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | mo* |
* 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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