Zumbun
Zumbun is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria, by about 2,000 people.
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Zumbun (also rendered Jimbin, Jimbinawa) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria, in Jimbim settlement, Darazo LGA.
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Words in Zumbun
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wudir* | |
| name | su* | |
| eye | ida* | |
| ear | kuma* | |
| nose | it3n* | |
| tooth | dina* | |
| tongue | s3nak3laN* | |
| hand | kan* | |
| blood | b3rama* | |
| bone | k3kasi* | |
| knee | vurmu* | |
| breast | ifi* | |
| liver | sala* | |
| water | imbí | |
| fire | akwa* | |
| sun | muk* | |
| star | sasuwa* | |
| stone | daya* | |
| mountain | daya* | |
| leaf | aluhu* | |
| dog | ili* | |
| fish | awuda* | |
| one | wuti* | |
| two | Sir* | |
| see | gul* | |
| die | mul* | |
| come | bo* | |
| path | daru* |
* 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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