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Warji-Gala

Warji-Gala is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 77.7 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Warji-Gala · 11.2°N 9.6°E

Warji (Warjawa) or Sirzakwai is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Speakers are shifting to Hausa.

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Words in Warji-Gala

MeaningWordRomanization
personwarji*
nameN3nai*
eyeCiyai*
earkumai*
noseCina*
toothC3x3nai*
tongueSiNk3na*
bloodt3na*
bonekasuna*
kneewurmuna*
breastpina*
liverCanh3na*
watercuwara*
firek3wai*
suncaN*
starSuSuwai*
stonepus*
mountaindayina*
treedinai*
leafdinai*
nightCyamazana*
dogiyana*
fishx3dai*
onewuti*
twomb3L3N*
Imi*
youki*
wemi*
drinksa*
seenah*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • KariyaAfro-Asiatic31% alike
  • MburkuAfro-Asiatic25% alike
  • MiyaAfro-Asiatic21% alike
  • ZumbunAfro-Asiatic17% alike
  • Pa'aAfro-Asiatic16% alike
  • HausaAfro-Asiatic15% alike

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

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