Yom
Yom is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Benin.
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Yom, or Pilapila, and formerly Kiliŋa or Kilir, is a Gur language of Benin. It is spoken in the town of Djougou and the surrounding area by the Yoa-Lokpa people. A very closely related dialect called taŋgələm is also spoken by the Taneka people.
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Words in Yom
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | n3la* | |
| name | yel3l* | |
| eye | n3mb3* | |
| ear | t3p3l* | |
| nose | mEl* | |
| tooth | 5ind3* | |
| tongue | jeleNga* | |
| hand | baka* | |
| blood | zEm* | |
| bone | kow3l* | |
| skin | gban3N* | |
| knee | d3nd3* | |
| breast | bil* | |
| liver | paNg3l* | |
| water | 5am* | |
| fire | bog3m* | |
| sun | Nmind3* | |
| star | NmElga* | |
| stone | tand3* | |
| mountain | kug3l* | |
| tree | dag3* | |
| leaf | vag3* | |
| night | 5iNg3* | |
| dog | baga* | |
| fish | jempega* | |
| louse | jat3* | |
| one | 53lg* | |
| two | li* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | bi* |
* 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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