The ASJP Database - Wordlist Nyika Tanzania

Wordlist Nyika Tanzania

Showing 1 to 39 of 39 entries

No.	Meaning	Concepticon	Word	Loan

11	one	ONE	Soka	False
12	two	TWO	vibili	False
18	person	PERSON	umuntu	False
19	fish	FISH	uluswi	False
21	dog	DOG	imbwa	False
22	louse	LOUSE	impumi	False
23	tree	TREE	ikwi	False
25	leaf	LEAF	itundu	False
28	skin	SKIN	umukwera	False
30	blood	BLOOD	ubugazi	False
31	bone	BONE	ifupa	False
34	horn	HORN (ANATOMY)	ulupembe	False
39	ear	EAR	ikutwi	False
40	eye	EYE	ilyinso	False
41	nose	NOSE	impuno	False
43	tooth	TOOTH	ilyino	False
44	tongue	TONGUE	ulumili	False
47	knee	KNEE	ihohola	False
48	hand	HAND	ikufi	False
53	liver	LIVER	itima	False
54	drink	DRINK	Nwera	False
57	see	SEE	lola	False
58	hear	HEAR	wivwa	False
61	die	DIE	fwa	False
61	die	DIE	fga	False
66	come	COME	inza	False
66	come	COME	zaga	False
66	come	COME	pita	False
72	sun	SUN	ilanzi	False
74	star	STAR	ulutanda	False
75	water	WATER	aminzi	False
77	stone	STONE	ivwe	False
82	fire	FIRE	umuliro	False
85	path	PATH	inzila	False
86	mountain	MOUNTAIN	igamba	False
92	night	NIGHT	ubusiku	False
95	full	FULL	iSizura	False
96	new	NEW	iSipya	False
100	name	NAME	izina	False

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Coordinates WGS84

8°27'N, 3°28'W
8.45, -3.47

number of speakers	25,000
status	alive

WALS: NC > Bantu
Glottolog: Atlantic Congo > Volta Congo > Benue Congo > Bantoid > Southernbantoid > Narrowbantu > Eastbantu > Corridorbantu > Mbozi > Nyika Lambya > Nyika
Ethnologue: Niger Congo > Atlantic Congo > Volta Congo > Benue Congo > Bantoid > Southern > Narrowbantu > Central > M > Nyiha Safwa(m.23)

Lindfors et al. 2009: A sociolinguistic survey of the Nyiha and Nyika language communities in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi (SIL electronic survey reports (SILESR) 2009-012). SIL International.