Western Karaboro
Western Karaboro is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Burkina Faso.
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Syer-Tenyer, or Western Karaboro, is a pair of Senufo dialects of Burkina Faso.
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Words in Western Karaboro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndye* | |
| name | myigE* | |
| eye | yEde* | |
| ear | ndyigi* | |
| nose | mnE* | |
| tooth | Nkan* | |
| tongue | 5ikan* | |
| hand | xo* | |
| blood | tno* | |
| bone | Tilge* | |
| skin | wruxligE* | |
| knee | NkruN* | |
| breast | 5inin* | |
| liver | 5inE* | |
| water | lugo* | |
| fire | na* | |
| sun | la* | |
| star | wrEde* | |
| stone | nxna* | |
| mountain | Nwon* | |
| tree | kEtyigi* | |
| leaf | xwEwoN* | |
| night | 5impligi* | |
| dog | pwo* | |
| fish | mfwo* | |
| louse | tEtE* | |
| one | noni* | |
| two | Sin* | |
| I | la* | |
| you | mE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Eastern KaraboroAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- Mamara SenoufoAtlantic-Congo27% alike
- Sìcìté SénoufoAtlantic-Congo22% alike
- Supyire SenoufoAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- NafananAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- Nanerigé SénoufoAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Grammar
- Supyire SenoufoAtlantic-Congo83% alike
- Southern ToussianAtlantic-Congo82% alike
- Sìcìté SénoufoAtlantic-Congo82% alike
- BabankiAtlantic-Congo80% alike
- SeleeAtlantic-Congo80% alike
- MobaAtlantic-Congo78% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · west2466 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kza