Xiri
Xiri is a Khoe-Kwadi language spoken in South Africa and Namibia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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ǃOrakobab, or Khoemana, also known as Korana, ǃOra, Xri and Griqua, is a moribund Khoe language of South Africa.
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Words in Xiri
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kxaikxaop* | |
| name | !xonni* | |
| eye | mump* | |
| ear | !naump* | |
| nose | g!uip* | |
| tooth | !up* | |
| tongue | tammi* | |
| hand | !ummi* | |
| bone | !xop* | |
| skin | kxhop* | |
| knee | !oap* | |
| breast | sammi* | |
| liver | kxaip* | |
| fire | !aep* | |
| sun | sorep* | |
| star | !amarodai* | |
| stone | !uip* | |
| mountain | !amp* | |
| leaf | !nubup* | |
| night | chuxuba* | |
| dog | arib* | |
| fish | !aup* | |
| louse | kxurip* | |
| one | !ui* | |
| two | !am* | |
| I | r* | |
| we | sida* | |
| drink | kxa* | |
| hear | !nau* | |
| die | !o* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · xiri1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · xii