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Wãpha

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

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Wãpha or Wase (Jukun Wase), after the district in which it is spoken, is a Jukunoid language of Nigeria.

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Words in Wãpha

MeaningWordRomanization
personp3*
namez3n*
eyezo*
earshu*
nosenwon*
toothn3N*
tonguenam*
handvo*
bloodsa*
bonek3b*
skinwow*
kneekhubar*
breastmiwa*
liverm3nnay*
waterZap3*
firepyu*
sunyinu*
starsur*
stoneba*
mountainkuni*
treebi*
leafZai*
nights3n3N*
dogbay*
fishZey*
lousephi*
onezu*
twopyina*
Iami*
youawu*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • HõneAtlantic-Congo48% alike
  • Jukun TakumAtlantic-Congo40% alike
  • JibuAtlantic-Congo37% alike
  • KugboAtlantic-Congo14% alike
  • IkoAtlantic-Congo14% alike
  • DwangAtlantic-Congo13% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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