Mimi of Decorse
| Mimi of Decorse | |
|---|---|
| Mimi-D | |
| Mimi of Gaudefroy-Demombynes | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Extinct | (attested ca. 1900) |
Nilo-Saharan?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mimi1240 |
Mimi of Decorse, also known as Mimi of Gaudefroy-Demombynes and Mimi-D, is a language of
Central Sudanic.[2]
Basic vocabulary
The more stable of Mimi-D and Mimi-N's attested vocabulary is as follows:
| gloss | Mimi-D | Mimi-N |
|---|---|---|
| two | mel | søn |
| eye | dyo | kal |
| fire | sou | |
| stone | muguru | |
| hand | sil | rai |
| what | ɲeta | |
| die | dafaya | |
| drink | andʒi | ab |
| dog | ɲuk | |
| moon | aɾ | |
| claw/nail | fer | |
| blood | ari | |
| one | deg | ul-un |
| tooth | ɲain | ziːk |
| eat | ɲyam | |
| hair | suf (Arabic?) | fuːl |
| water | engi | sun (Fur?) |
| nose | fir | hur |
| mouth | ɲyo | mil |
| ear | feɾ | kuyi |
| bird | kabal-a | |
| bone | kadʒi | |
| sun | sey | |
| tree | su | |
| kill | kuduma | |
| foot | rep | zaŋ |
| horn | kamin | |
| meat | ɲyu | neŋ |
| egg | dʒulut | |
| black | liwuk | |
| head | bo | kidʒ-i |
| night | lem | |
| fish | gonas | |
| see | yakoe |
See also
- Mimi of Nachtigal
- Mimi of Decorse word list (Wiktionary)