Yekhee
Yekhee is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Afenmai (Afemai), Yekhee, or Iyekhe, is an Edoid language spoken in Edo State, Nigeria by the Afenmai people. Not all speakers recognize the name Yekhee; some use the district name Etsako.
Previously the name used by British colonial administration was Kukuruku, supposedly after a battle cry "ku-ku-ruku", now considered derogatory.
Afenmai is unusual in reportedly having a voiceless tapped fricative as the "tense" equivalent of the "lax" voiced tap /ɾ/ (compare [aɾ̞̊u] 'hat' and [aɾu] 'louse'), though in other descriptions it is described simply as a fricative and analyzed as the "lax" equivalent of the "tense" voiceless stop /t/.
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Words in Yekhee
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | niLi* | |
| eye | Lo* | |
| ear | bo* | |
| nose | sue* | |
| tooth | ko* | |
| tongue | lEmi* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | rai* | |
| skin | fia* | |
| liver | du* | |
| water | àmɛ̀ | |
| stone | do* | |
| tree | rai* | |
| leaf | be* | |
| night | Nua* | |
| dog | xwa* | |
| fish | se* | |
| louse | ru* | |
| two | va* | |
| I | mE* | |
| we | mae* | |
| drink | yo* | |
| see | miE* | |
| hear | so* | |
| die | xu* | |
| new | gbomi* | |
| full | vo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- UnemeAtlantic-Congo70% alike
- UhamiAtlantic-Congo43% alike
- Okpe (Southwestern Edo)Atlantic-Congo38% alike
- UkueAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- Emai-Iuleha-OraAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- EsanAtlantic-Congo32% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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