Yala
Yala is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 200 thousand people.
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Yala (Iyala) is an Idomoid language of Ogoja, Nigeria. Blench (2019) lists dialects as Ikom, Obubra, and Ogoja.
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Words in Yala
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oTa* | |
| name | liyi* | |
| eye | ikpwi* | |
| ear | woro* | |
| nose | leNu* | |
| tooth | aNu* | |
| tongue | uble5i* | |
| hand | wobo* | |
| blood | yeyi* | |
| skin | wokpa* | |
| breast | ama* | |
| water | ye5i* | |
| stone | laTo* | |
| mountain | yawu* | |
| tree | oTi* | |
| leaf | ipu* | |
| night | otu* | |
| dog | yowo* | |
| louse | ala* | |
| one | oxe* | |
| two | apa* | |
| I | n* | |
| we | alo* | |
| drink | gwa* | |
| see | ma* | |
| hear | po* | |
| die | ku* | |
| come | wa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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