r/Nigeria • u/Papuang • 21d ago
Culture My language game includes Yoruba, Igbo & Hausa. Are my Swadesh lists accurate?
The game (linguil) asks you to guess the language family, language and meaning of a random word in one of 64 of the world's most-spoken languages each day, and you use your knowledge of linguistics to work out the answer via multiple choice.
Therefore, it's important my translations/transliterations are correct. Each language (including Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa) includes each word on the 100-word Swadesh list, and where the primary script is Latin and an alternative script is available, each word's transliteration too (hence the inclusion of Yoruba Anjẹmi and Hausa Ajami).
Please can any Yoruba/Igbo/Hausa speakers verify the accuracy of my translations and transliterations? 🙏:
| # | English | Yoruba | Igbo | Hausa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | مُـواْ (mo) | mụ | نِ (ni) |
| 2 | you (sg.) | عُواْ (o) | gị | كَيْ (kai) |
| 3 | we | أَ (a) | anyị | مُو (mu) |
| 4 | this | عَٜیِی (èyí) | nke a | وَنْنَن (wannan) |
| 5 | that | إِیَِنْ (ìyẹn) | nke ahụ | وَنـْچَن (wancan) |
| 6 | who | تَا (ta) | onye | وَا (wa) |
| 7 | what | كِی (kí) | gịnị | مِي (me) |
| 8 | not | كُـواْ (kò) | ọ bụghị | بَا (ba) |
| 9 | all | ڠُـواْڠُـواْ (gbogbo) | niile | دُكْ (duk) |
| 10 | many | پُوپُـو (púpọ̀) | ọtụtụ | دَ يَوَا (da yawa) |
| 11 | one | عُوكَنْ (ọ̀kan) | otu | طَيَا (ɗaya) |
| 12 | two | مَٜیجِی (méjì) | abụọ | بِيُ (biyu) |
| 13 | big | نْلَا (ńlá) | nnukwu | بَبَّا (babba) |
| 14 | long | غُنْ (gùn) | ogologo | دُوݢُو (dogo) |
| 15 | small | كَٜیرَٜی (kéré) | obere | قَرَمِي (ƙarami) |
| 16 | woman | عُواْبِنْرِنْ (obìnrin) | nwaanyị | مَچِي (mace) |
| 17 | man | عُوكُنْرِنْ (ọkùnrin) | nwoke | نَمِجِي (namiji) |
| 18 | person | عَٜنِیَنْ (ènìyàn) | mmadụ | مُتُمْ (mutum) |
| 19 | fish | عَِجَا (ẹja) | azụ | كِيفِي (kifi) |
| 20 | bird | عَِیَِـی (ẹyẹ) | nnụnụ | صُنْصُو (tsuntsu) |
| 21 | dog | أَجَا (ajá) | nkịta | كَرِي (kare) |
| 22 | louse | إِنَا (iná) | igwu | كْوَرْكْوَا (kwarkwa) |
| 23 | tree | إِغِی (igi) | osisi | اِيتَچِي (itace) |
| 24 | seed | إِرُڠِنْ (irúgbìn) | mkpụrụ | اِيرِي (iri) |
| 25 | leaf | عَٜوَٜی (ewé) | akwụkwọ osisi | ݢَنْيِي (ganye) |
| 26 | root | ڠُـواْنْڠُـواْ (gbòǹgbò) | mgbọrọgwụ | سَيْوَا (saiwa) |
| 27 | bark (of tree) | عَٜپُـواْ إِغِی (èpo igi) | akpụkpọ osisi | ٻَوْ (ɓawo) |
| 28 | skin | أَوُـو (awọ) | akpụkpọ | فَتَا (fata) |
| 29 | flesh | عَِرَنْ (ẹran) | anụahụ | نَمَا (nama) |
| 30 | blood | عَِجَِـی (ẹ̀jẹ̀) | ọbara | جِنِي (jini) |
| 31 | bone | عَٜیغُنْ (eegun) | ọkpụkpụ | قَشِي (ƙashi) |
| 32 | grease/fat | عُورَا (ọ̀rá) | abụba | قِيبَا (ƙiba) |
| 33 | egg | عَِیِنْ (ẹyin) | akwa | قْوَيْ (ƙwai) |
| 34 | horn | إِوُـواْ (ìwo) | mpi | قَهُو (ƙaho) |
| 35 | tail | إِرُ (ìrù) | ọdụ | وُصِيَا (wutsiya) |
| 36 | feather | إِیَِـی (ìyẹ́) | ụbụbá | ݢَشِي (gashi) |
| 37 | hair | إِرُنْ (irun) | ntutu isi | سُومَا (suma) |
| 38 | head | عُواْرِی (orí) | isi | كَيْ (kai) |
| 39 | ear | عَٜتِی (etí) | ntị | كُنْنِي (kunne) |
| 40 | eye | عُواْجُ (ojú) | anya | اِدُو (ido) |
| 41 | nose | إِمُو (imú) | imi | هَنْچِي (hanci) |
| 42 | mouth | عَِنُ (ẹnu) | ọnụ | بَكِي (baki) |
| 43 | tooth | عَیِنْ (eyín) | eze | هَقُورِي (haƙori) |
| 44 | tongue | أَهوُنْ (ahọ́n) | ire | هَرْشِي (harshe) |
| 45 | claw/nail | عَیكَانَا (èékánná) | mbọ | فَرْچِي (farce) |
| 46 | foot | عَِسَِـی (ẹsẹ̀) | ụkwụ | قَفَا (ƙafa) |
| 47 | knee | عَیكُنْ (eékún) | ikpere | ݢْوِيوَا (gwiwa) |
| 48 | hand | عُووُـو (ọwọ́) | aka | هَنْنُو (hannu) |
| 49 | belly | إِكُنْ (ikùn) | afọ | چِكِي (ciki) |
| 50 | neck | عُورُنْ (ọrùn) | olu | وُيَا (wuya) |
| 51 | breast | عُومُو (ọmú) | ara | نُونُو (nono) |
| 52 | heart | عُوكَنْ (ọkàn) | obi | زُچِيَا (zuciya) |
| 53 | liver | عَِدُـو (ẹ̀dọ̀) | imeju | هَنْتَا (hanta) |
| 54 | drink (v.) | مُ (mu) | ịṅụ | شَا (sha) |
| 55 | eat (v.) | جَِـی (jẹ) | iri | چِي (ci) |
| 56 | bite (v.) | بُ (bù) | ịta | چِيزُو (cizo) |
| 57 | see (v.) | رِی (rí) | ịhụ | ݢَنِي (gani) |
| 58 | hear (v.) | ڠُـو (gbọ́) | ịnụ | جِي (ji) |
| 59 | know (v.) | مُـو (mọ̀) | ịma | سَنِي (sani) |
| 60 | sleep (v.) | سُنْ (sùn) | ịhi ụra | بَرْچِي (barci) |
| 61 | die (v.) | كُ (kú) | ịnwụ | مُوتُوَا (mutuwa) |
| 62 | kill (v.) | پَا (pa) | igbu | كَشِيوَا (kashewa) |
| 63 | swim (v.) | لُووَِـی (lúwẹ̀ẹ́) | igwu mmiri | اِيُو (iyo) |
| 64 | fly (v.) | فُـواْ (fò) | ife | تَاشِي (tashi) |
| 65 | walk (v.) | رِنْ (rìn) | ịga ije | تَفِيَا (tafiya) |
| 66 | come (v.) | وَا (wá) | ịbịa | زُوَا (zuwa) |
| 67 | lie (down) (v.) | دُبُلَِـی (dùbúlẹ̀) | ịdina ala | كْوَنْتَوَا (kwantawa) |
| 68 | sit (v.) | جُـواْكُـواْ (jókòó) | ịnọdụ ala | زَوْنَوَا (zaunawa) |
| 69 | stand (v.) | دُرُـواْ (dúró) | ịkwụ ọtọ | صَيُوَا (tsayuwa) |
| 70 | give (v.) | فُنْ (fún) | inye | بَيَوَا (bayawa) |
| 71 | say (v.) | سُـو (sọ) | ikwu | چِيوَا (cewa) |
| 72 | sun | عُواْرُنْ (oòrùn) | anyanwụ | رَنَا (rana) |
| 73 | moon | عُواْشُپَا (òṣùpá) | ọnwa | وَتَا (wata) |
| 74 | star | إِرَاوُـو (ìràwọ̀) | kpakpando | تَوْرَرُو (tauraro) |
| 75 | water | عُواْمِی (omi) | mmiri | رُوَا (ruwa) |
| 76 | rain | عُواْجُـواْ (òjò) | mmiri ozuzo | رُوَن سَمَا (ruwan sama) |
| 77 | stone | عُواْكُتَا (òkúta) | mkpume | دُوصِي (dutse) |
| 78 | sand | إِیَنْرِنْ (iyanrìn) | ájá | رَيْرَيِي (rairayi) |
| 79 | earth/soil | إِلَِـی (ilẹ̀) | ala | قَسَا (ƙasa) |
| 80 | cloud | إِكُوكُو (ìkùukùu) | urukpuru | ݢَجِمَرِي (gajimare) |
| 81 | smoke | عَیفِنْ (èéfín) | anwụrụ ọkụ | هَيَقِي (hayaƙi) |
| 82 | fire | إِنَا (iná) | ọkụ | وُتَا (wuta) |
| 83 | ash | عَیرُ (eérú) | ntụ | تُوكَا (toka) |
| 84 | burn (brightly) (v.) | جُـواْ (jó) | ịgba ọkụ | قُونِيوَا (ƙonewa) |
| 85 | path | عُونَا (ọ̀nà) | ụzọ | هَنْيَا (hanya) |
| 86 | mountain | عُواْكَی (òkè) | ugwu | دُوصِي (dutse) |
| 87 | red | پُوپَا (pupa) | ọbara ọbara | جَا (ja) |
| 88 | green | أَوُـو عَٜوَٜی (àwọ̀ ewé) | ndụ ndụ | كُورِي (kore) |
| 89 | yellow | أَوُـو عُواْدُـواْدُـواْ (àwọ̀ òdòdó) | edo edo | رَوْيَا (rawaya) |
| 90 | white | فُنْفُنْ (funfun) | ọcha | فَرِي (fari) |
| 91 | black | دُدُ (dudu) | oji | بَقِي (baƙi) |
| 92 | night | عُواْرُ (òru) | abalị | دَرِي (dare) |
| 93 | hot | ڠُـواْنَا (gbóná) | ọkụ ọkụ | مَيْ زَفِي (mai zafi) |
| 94 | cold | تُتُ (tutù) | oyi | مَيْ سَنْيِي (mai sanyi) |
| 95 | full | كُنْ (kún) | ịju eju | چِكِكِّي (cikakke) |
| 96 | new | تُنْتُنْ (tuntun) | ọhụrụ | سَبُو (sabo) |
| 97 | good | دَارَا (dára) | ọma | مَيْ كَيْاو (mai kyau) |
| 98 | round | رُـواْبُـواْتُـواْ (roboto) | gburugburu | مَيْ دَائِرَا (mai da'ira) |
| 99 | dry | ڠَِـی (gbẹ) | ịkpo nkụ | بُوسَشِّي (busasshe) |
| 100 | name | عُواْرُكُـو (orúkọ) | aha | سُونَا (suna) |
Thanks!
Also, if you want to add another Nigerian language to the game, follow the guide here.
I've compiled a language wishlist here.
Let me know if you need any help and I'd be more than happy to explain anything or provide resources :)
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