Zayse-Zergulla
Zayse-Zergulla is a Ta-Ne-Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Zayse-Zergulla is the combined title for the two closely related dialects of Zayse (also Zaysete, Zaisse, Zaysite, Zaysse) and Zergulla (or Zergula). The division may be more along ethnic or geographic lines than linguistic. It is an Afro-Asiatic Omotic language, and is spoken in the southwestern part of Ethiopia, to the immediate west of Lake Chamo. It is similar to the Gidicho dialect of the Koorete language.
For language examples, see Amha, Azeb. 2017. “Documentation of house-construction and terrace farming in Zargulla, an endangered Omotic language.” Endangered Languages Archive. Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/196bdd35-3bdb-49aa-bd39-e1741ae69f95. Accessed on 17 October 2023
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Words in Zayse-Zergulla
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | achi* | |
| name | sunchu* | |
| eye | ape* | |
| ear | waje* | |
| nose | kunke* | |
| tooth | aChe* | |
| tongue | incirE* | |
| hand | khuChe* | |
| blood | such* | |
| bone | mikhEthE* | |
| skin | kole* | |
| knee | gulb3th3* | |
| breast | danch* | |
| liver | maje* | |
| water | waːtse | |
| fire | budo* | |
| sun | awa* | |
| star | colinthE* | |
| stone | m3lo* | |
| mountain | zumma* | |
| tree | minca* | |
| leaf | bonCo* | |
| dog | kh3n3* | |
| fish | molE* | |
| louse | CuChe* | |
| one | bizzo* | |
| two | n3m7* | |
| I | thana* | |
| you | nena* | |
| we | nunna* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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