Appendix:Nilo-Saharan word lists

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The following Nilo-Saharan word lists are from Starostin (2014, 2017). The proto-languages are Starostin's own reconstructions.

Pronouns and numerals[edit]

family language I thou we what who not one two
Berta p-Berta *àlì *ŋgo *=/a/ŋ/a/ *naN *nda *ɗuɠu- *kolaŋ
Kunama p-Kunama *a-ba *e-na *á-; *kì- *ay *no *-m-; *-n- *él- *baːr-
Maba p-Maba *a-(mɔ) *y *m-i *ŋV *na *an *to *mbaːr
Fur Fur ka ʓi k-i ka ki a... ba tok aw
Central Sudanic p-Moru-Madi *m=ā *m=ī ~ *ɲ=ī *à=mā *aɗʊ *aɗɪ *kʊ̄ *àlʊ̄ *irì
Central Sudanic p-Lendu-Ngiti *mā *ɲī *mǎ *=ɗū *=ɗī; *íē *ì=nz- *aɗɪ ~ *aɗ̣ɪ *ārʸɔ̄
Central Sudanic p-Mangbetu *m=á *m=í *à=mà *as/i/ *aɗi *kà *k=ànà *s=o(C)ru
Central Sudanic p-Mangbutu *u=mu *i=ni *a=mu *a-ʓi *a-ɗe *ŋgi-; *ra- *eɗi *=ɖ=uwe
Central Sudanic p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi *m=a *i *ʓɛ *ɗi *ye *nTe; *ale *k=aɗe *riyo
Central Sudanic p-Kresh *a=m=a *u=mu *a-ga *a=ŋa *a=ni; *ɓi [*ɖi] *ɓir
Central Sudanic Aja m=a mu-mu a=m=a ɔ=ro ɔ=ŋɔ gu bira
Central Sudanic Birri m=á mu m=áː wa ŋa ɕa ìlá ukw=aːri
Songhay p-Songhay *ay ~ *agay *ni *yé-ɾì *máy *ma(-) *si; *na *foː *híŋká
Saharan p-Kanuri *wu *ní *y₁-andi *à=bí *ndú *bâ; *ni *tilo *(ì)ndí
Saharan p-Tubu *ta- *n(ǝ)- *ta- *in=ni *ɲa *bV; *ni *tǝro *kyu
Saharan p-Zaghawa-Berti *s₁- *n(V) *t- *n-(tɪ) *n-(aɪ) *-ɔ ~ *-ba *nakkɔ; *saN *su
Koman p-Koman *a=ga *a=i *a=ma; *a=na *tin-; *bi *a=di *ɗɛ *sʊ-
Gule Gule aː=na á=núːk éːdè ɛːde dì=dí-n du=su-it
Gumuz p-Gumuz *=da *=ma *kwa; *ila *in=c- *wod- *=ke *m(=)eta *m=band
Kadu p-Kadu *aʔa *oʔo *a=ŋa; *a=yo *m=ina *m=at̪a *t̪a; *aŋ *ŋɔʈɔ; *iŋwa *ari-a
Shabo Shabo tiŋ ku yiŋ; an na-mbi na-fe be iŋki bab
Eastern Sudanic p-Nubian *ǝ-y *e(-y) *a-y ₁ *nWV- ₁ *ŋǝ-y ₁ *-a- ₁; *-mVn₂ *bɛy(i)r *awr-i ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-SW Surmic *an(-ɛta) *in(-eta) *a-g- ₁ *nI- ₁ *ŋɛnɛ ₁ *ŋa ₃; *(k)VRoŋ *oɗo-i ₁ *ram(m)a ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-SE Surmic *an-ɛ *in-e *a-g- ₁ *oŋ *nɪnɛ ₁ *ŋa ₃; *-oŋ *ɗo(-)ne ₁ *raman ₂
Eastern Sudanic Majang ɛ̀ːt, č=aː-k íːn ìt-ìŋk ǯík wóɗ ku- ~ kwa- ₄ òmò-ŋ pèːy
Eastern Sudanic Nara ag iŋa a-gg-a ₁ nda (←ende=ha) na(-n) ₁ ka ₄; ma ₂ doko ari(-ga) ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-Jebel *a(y) ₁ *i(y) ₁ *ay(-ga) ₁ *ɲi ₁ *ŋa ₁ *a= ₁; *wǝ(l) *ligi; *ta(m) *waC-; *ɖag
Eastern Sudanic p-Nyimang *ay ₁ *í ₁ *ay-g- ₁ *(a)ŋi ₁ *ŋa ₁ *fa *ɲala *ar(m)-(ba)- ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-Temein *n=a-n ₁ *n=ɪ-n ₁ *k=a-t̪ ₁ *ŋa-i ₁ *ŋa-nɪ ₁ *ʓa=... -ŋ ₃ *k=ɪɖ(ɔ)- ₂ *k=aro ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-Tama *wa *i ₁ *wa-(y)i *num *na ₁ *-to *ku- ~ *ka- ₃ *wari ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-Daju *a-ga ₁ *i-gi ₁ *ko *ɗi-; *way *min-; *Ken *-ba ₅; *-ŋ(V) ₃ *no- *pidaX
Eastern Sudanic p-W Nilotic *(ʔiy=)aː-(n/ɪ/) ₁ *ʔiː-(n) ₁ *ʔɔ-(n) *ŋo ₁ *ŋa ₁ *bV ₅; *kV ₄ *kyɛl *=rɪaw ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-E Nilotic *(n=)a(-n/ɪ/) ₁ *ɪ-yyɔ ₁ *yi- ~ *=yoː- *ɲɔ ₁ *ŋa ₁ *m-₂; *ɲ- ₃; *ti *bo-; *pe- *arɛ ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-S Nilotic *a-ni ₁ *i-ɲ ₁ *ɛ-ɕa ₁ *ne ₁ *ŋo ~ *ŋʌ ₁ *ma ₂ *a=kɪ ₃ *ʌ=ʀi-ɛŋ ₁
Kuliak p-Kuliak *kV-; *ay ₁ *bi *gin; *mis *e; *isi *ke; *do *n- ₃; *m- ₂ *ɛd ₂ *lɛmˀɛc

Animals and plants[edit]

family language bird dog louse tree leaf meat egg horn tail
Berta p-Berta *mìɕˀé *gàlì *ɗiːɲi *ŋgole; *ɕˀiɕˀi *dùːdù *uʔuŋ *kúlkúlú *búlùŋ *àbàrò
Kunama p-Kunama *šurk-; *eːt- *tay- *ɕiːl- *èl- *durf- *ɲuw- *kokin- *giːʀ- *šiːm-
Maba p-Maba *kuši *iɲ(i) *mese *sʌŋge *səŋa *ɲu(ɲu) *kade-m- *gami *ɔlu
Fur Fur *=ya asa n=ina-ŋ kuru d=alma-ŋ n=iːno *=iro- d=olba d=awi
Central Sudanic p-Moru-Madi *àrī *ɔ̀kɛ́ *òrí *kwɛ̄ *bí *èzā *ɓú *ōˀyú *āví
Central Sudanic p-Lendu-Ngiti *àrɛ̀ *ìсē *sī (*sʊ̄ ?) *icu *bɪ *ìzā *īɓī *ōʔyó ~ *ɔ̄ʔyʊ́ *ávì
Central Sudanic p-Mangbetu *áríꜜ *=esi *=tì *=kɪrɛ; *=wò *=bɪ *ɲíꜜɲíꜜ *ɓu *=ígá *=ávìꜛ
Central Sudanic p-Mangbutu *k=ari *iɓu *t=ɔta *ukpa *ibi *ura *iɓu *k=aʓu *t=aʓa
Central Sudanic p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi *ʔyalɪ *bisi *ŋgisa *k=aga *mbi *i=ɖa *ɓU; *kaɓV *k=aʓU *=ila
Central Sudanic p-Kresh *sisi *k=ɔnɔ *kpi-kpi [*a=ta] *yaka; *ɓo-ɓu *aʓa *kuyu
Central Sudanic Aja weri ɕ=ino ɕi-ɕi umbú a=ʔi deɽe so-so
Central Sudanic Birri uɖa ana kpi kàká ɓʌ uðö
Songhay p-Songhay *kiɾo *há(y)nsì *gáːní *tuguɾi *kobto *ham(u) *guŋguɾi *hilli *ha(m)fe
Saharan p-Kanuri *ŋgúdò *kə́rì *k(=)àŋgə́sù *k(=)èsgá *kálú *dâ *ŋgə́wúl *k(=)àŋgádì *ŋgàv(-)ə̀rè
Saharan p-Tubu *kefuri *kidi *masko *ekke *kolu *yani *sǝli; *kuli *yayi *fudi
Saharan p-Zaghawa-Berti *tarfo *biɽi *(ʔɛ)wɛN *gu; *bɛgɪdʊ [*ʔɔ(ŋ)ɣʊr] *ʔeni *gʊnʊ *tɛdɪ [*kɛrɛn]; [*teski]
Koman p-Koman *ɗi ~ *ɗiu *kˀaw *šu(kˀ)- *čwa *čˀe- *Sum *simpˀ; *om- *kwap; *ke- *cin
Gule Gule a=dadamit aːw ki wɔt fum is íːgà sisi-n
Gumuz p-Gumuz *mit- *kˀawa *sukun- *gi- *cˀe-n-gi *bičˀ- *iš- *gi- *ci-
Kadu p-Kadu *awi- ~ *wayi- *eːra *=it̪i *afa; *=aːɗi *ʈaːru *=oːɗa *sule *=iːt̪o *iːt̪i
Shabo Shabo holut kaːn nɛnna kˀona ɕˀaːm tutukan kˀare sun-dum
Eastern Sudanic p-Nubian *kawir-ti ₁ *bǝl *iti-di *pǝr *ulgi (?) *kosi *kumbu *ŋǝ-ǯi ₁ *ɛːb ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-SW Surmic *kiɓʌlli- ₁ *ʊr-ð *iɲa-(ti) ₁ *kɛː-t(a) ₁ *ɓʌl(l)og- ₁ *iɗi(-)ŋ *ɓʊːr- ₁ *ot̪t̪on *kuːl- ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-SE Surmic *kVbar₁; *šɔwa *ro-s- *iɲ-tyo ₁ *kɛ-to ₁ *ɓalog- ₁ *aču(k) *bur(r)- ₁ *kˀer(ǯ-); *šɛ- *kur- ₂
Eastern Sudanic Majang tìːtòn wár ₁ ŋɛ̀tí-ŋ kɛ̀ː-t ₁ píːŋòn ₂ táàr tùtù-kán kòytɛ́ kùːl ₂
Eastern Sudanic Nara karba ₁ wos ₂ šiti kel, (*tum) tifin-i ₃ no war-i ₂ kel-i dawa
Eastern Sudanic p-Jebel *miCˀe *a(ː)ɖ; *kal- (?) *ɠiɲ- ₂ *ka(y)ča; *gul- *teːpa ₃ *oʔoɲ ₁ *ǝm-; *kol(o)- *kuzul; *il *pori; *rusu
Eastern Sudanic p-Nyimang *ór *wil ₁; *gil *(ŋ)un- ₃ *t̪úmà *kɔ; *lawa (?) *kun *dámì *gur-t̪i *wey- (?)
Eastern Sudanic p-Temein *=awɛ ₂ *=we- *marɛŋ *kabo (?) *ini ~ *ili ₁ *war- ₂ *kini ₂ *rɪŋ-kak
Eastern Sudanic p-Tama *wegi-t *wes-i ₂ *sin; *ɲiŋ- ₃ *ga(ː)n *afol *is- *kuy-; *kob- *ŋaw-₁; *maŋi- *gawu- (?)
Eastern Sudanic p-Daju *awa-de ₂ *iːs- ₂ *tiŋgaɣ- *ewe *une- *iye ₂ *ola- *yax- *iːb- ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-W Nilotic *wɪɲ ₃; *dit *gwok *ɲwʌk- ₄ *yaːt̪ / *yɛn ₁ *yit̪ *riŋ ₃ *tɔŋ *tuːŋ *yip ₁; *yol
Eastern Sudanic p-E Nilotic *k̚weɲ- ₃ *=ŋɔk ₃; *ɗi- *=ɬaɕ-; *=sɪrʊ *k̚aye(-t-/-n-) ₁ *=k̚uy-; *=ben-₂ *ki=riŋ ₃ *k̚atɪl- *ŋuwar-
Eastern Sudanic p-S Nilotic *tarɪːt *ŋoːk ₃ *ɲɔk- ₄ *k̚eːt ₁ *sɛːŋ- *paɲ *buruŋ- ₁; *kɔy- *kuyin ₂ *sarʊr
Kuliak p-Kuliak *gʷa *kudo; *sak *ɠay ~ *ɠɛn ₂ *ad; *dakʷ *kak; *rɔm *em; *yey ₂ *ɓiɓ *ɛb *tisit

Body parts (upper)[edit]

family language head hair eye ear nose tooth tongue mouth
Berta p-Berta *àlú *bùs *àrè *ìlè *àmúŋ *kàlàː ~ *kàlèː *ndu
Kunama p-Kunama *aŋan- *kiːm- *uw- *ukun- *bobon- *may- *ŋeːl- *wid-
Maba p-Maba *kiʓi *tofi *kas(i) *kɔy- *mundu *saTi *=dilm- *kana
Fur Fur tabu ɲiːlu *=uŋi *=il- d=ormi d=agi d=aːli uto
Central Sudanic p-Moru-Madi *ɖì *ɓɪ *mī *bí *ɔmvɔ *sí *l=ɛ(n)ɖa *tī
Central Sudanic p-Lendu-Ngiti *ʓɔ *ká *ɲɪ *bɪ *ɔ̄ndì *=ku *īdà *=cʊ̀ ~ *=cɔ̀
Central Sudanic p-Mangbetu *ɖùꜛ *áwɛ́ *=ŋgɔ̀ *=bí *=ámɔ̀ꜛ *=kí *=àꜛɖàꜛ *=tíꜜ
Central Sudanic p-Mangbutu *uɖu *k=aɗi *uwe *ubi *t=ɔŋgi *usɛ *k=aɖu *uti
Central Sudanic p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi *ɖɔ *bi *kamU *mbi *U=mU *sU; *ŋaŋa *n=ɖɛ *ta[-ra]
Central Sudanic p-Kresh *ʓu-ʓu *bi-bi *mu *mbi-mbi *u=ŋu *ɕe-ɕe *n=ʓa àkpà
Central Sudanic Aja ʓu-ʓu bi-bi i=ɲi mi-mbi mú-mú u=ku ndi-ndyi
Central Sudanic Birri ɖru nvö í=mɔ̀ ì=nɖrɔ́ tyi
Songhay p-Songhay *baŋgɔ *hambiɾi *moy *haŋga *nìːnè *hìŋè *dèːnè *miye
Saharan p-Kanuri *kə̀lâ *ku(=)nduli *sîm *sə́mò *kə́(=)nǯà *tímì *t(ə́)lam *kǝyi
Saharan p-Tubu *da(h)u *tọnosu *samo *simo *kya *tome *tlǝm *kɔi
Saharan p-Zaghawa-Berti *tafa; *yaNV *(w)ui; *wer *s₁ɪN *kɛmɛ *sɪna ~ *sano *margɪ; *ʔikoN *tam(ɪ)sɪ *ʔaː
Koman p-Koman *kˀup *mbar- *ya/y/- *čˀe *šʊnš *šɛ(y) *lɛtˀ; *tˀakal *tˀwa
Gule Gule gàdé ʔif yaː-n iːg-ǝn fufa-n seː-n adatˀ-wai ʔitə-n
Gumuz p-Gumuz *ilu=kˀ/ʷ/a *beː- *ke- *cˀe- *it- *kˀos- *kˀo=tˀatˀ- *=s-
Kadu p-Kadu *=at̪u *awu *=yV *=ɛːsɔ *=mbarɔ; *=moː *=ki(-)ni *=ŋaɗɔ *=iːno
Shabo Shabo kˀoyi ɕˀeːka se kˀiti šona k(ˀ)aw handa kaw
Eastern Sudanic p-Nubian *or ₁ *dɛl- *miɲ ₁ *ulgi *esi-ŋi; *sori-ŋ *ɲǝl- ₁ *ɲalT- ₁ *agul ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-SW Surmic *ɔː *immʌ ₁ *kɛbɛr-ɛ ₂ *i-t̪a(t) ₁ *ʊŋɛ- ₁ *ɲɪgɪt ₂ *ʌgʌːt ₂ *ʊt̪ʊ(-)k ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-SE Surmic *sab(b)- *čˀɔrɛ *kabar-i ₂ *ɲab- *giroŋ *ɲigi ₂ *kaːt ₂ *tuk ₂
Eastern Sudanic Majang ɔ̀ːɗɔ̀h àm-ùn ₁ tàːmá wìːná ₂ ɛ́ŋɛ́-n ₁ ŋídá-n kàɗà ₂ átó ₂
Eastern Sudanic Nara kel-e sab-i no tus demo nihi haga awlo
Eastern Sudanic p-Jebel *ola ₁ *ǯeke ₂; *sugu- *eti *sigi-; *win- ₂ *potor; *muː ₂ *ɲigi ₂ *kala(-di) *Ud- ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-Nyimang *ɔr- ₁ *yi- *āŋ(w)- ₃ *ɲɔgɔr- *(a)ŋud̪- *ŋil- ₁ *ŋal(d)- ₁; *ɔl- *ŋal-
Eastern Sudanic p-Temein *=ʊlo ₁ *ʓɛ-t̪ ₂ *=aŋ- ~ *=aɲ- ₃ *wen(-a) ₂ *=mɪn- ~ *=t̪ɪm- *=ay- *=kanɖɪma- *=t̪ʊ- ~ *=ʊt̪- ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-Tama *(ŋ=)ur- ₁ *isigi-t *emeɲ- ₁ *(ŋ=)us- *(a=)miʓi *ŋeʓ- *laɲa- *(o=)kul ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-Daju *is- ₂ *apaɣ *aŋo- ₃ *une- ₂ *mu-ne ₂ *ɲiɣi ₂ *ɲabir-e *uk-e ₃
Eastern Sudanic p-W Nilotic *wiɕ ₂ *yer *waŋ ₃ *yi-t̪ ₁ *ʔum ₂ *lak / *lɛk *lɛ(ː)p *t̪ɔk ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-E Nilotic *k̚we ₂ *k̚opir- *k̚ɔŋ- / *k̚ɔɲ- ₃ *k̚i- ₁ *k̚ume ₂ *k̚ela- ₃ *ŋaʓɛp *kʊ=tʊk ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-S Nilotic *met; *uːʀ ₁ *puːt *k̚ɔːŋ ₃ *iː-t ₁ *ser- *k̚ɛːɬ- ₃ *ŋaɬɛp *k̚ʊːt ₂
Kuliak p-Kuliak *ik *sicˀ *ɛkʷ *bos ~ *bes *ɲab-; *aɠat *kʷay- *nakˀaf; *ɛdɛɓ *ak ₃

Body parts (other)[edit]

family language hand claw (nail) foot heart blood bone
Berta p-Berta *tàbá *máːɕù *kùː *bìɕí *ɠápà *kˀàːrà
Kunama p-Kunama *kon- *ikiN-; *uɕum- *mind- *ulf- *kokob- *saŋ-
Maba p-Maba *kara *ŋgirm- *ǯaw; *daw- *kuli *fal-; *ari *kanʓi
Fur Fur *=oŋa ka(ː)ru taːr k=ilma *=ewa *=aːru
Central Sudanic p-Moru-Madi *ɖí *ɔ́ɲí *pá *ásí *àrī *kwà
Central Sudanic p-Lendu-Ngiti *ɔ̄cʊ́; *(V)θɔ́ *=/V/kɔ́; *=pɔ̀ *=āθí *āžū *=kpa
Central Sudanic p-Mangbetu *=tɛ́ *=ɛ́ꜜwɛ́ꜜ *=ɔ́ꜜnzɔ́ꜜ *=ísúꜜ *áli *=kpɔ̀ꜛ
Central Sudanic p-Mangbutu *eɗi ~ *aɗi *k=aru *ɓoru *k=otu *ikpi
Central Sudanic p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi *ʓi *ɲal (?) *=nɖi ~ *nʓa *ŋguL *ma=ma *ɕʊŋɔ
Central Sudanic p-Kresh [*rɛke] *kakpi (?) [*laga] [*suru] *Usa *kpɔ-kpɔ
Central Sudanic Aja ruɓu kiŋgbi kaɕa mágú usa ɕuŋgu
Central Sudanic Birri iɲi =isi uŋgba ɔtɔ kpɔ
Songhay p-Songhay *kambe *boyo *ke (← *kaw-i?) *binɛ *kúɾí *biɾi
Saharan p-Kanuri *(N=)doko *ŋgur- *sî *k(=)aɣur(ǝ)ɣǝ *bû *sílà
Saharan p-Tubu *kɔbɛ *turkɔn(o) *say; *digi *aɣɔr *gɔrɛ *suru
Saharan p-Zaghawa-Berti *mai *targʊ; *ergiN *dei; *wata *todu *ʔagu *s₁iruN
Koman p-Koman *mbitˀ *čˀikir *čoŋkˀ *сˀama *swi
Gule Gule bitˀɛ-n =gamaːl suma-n gɔ=ʓɔb fiː-fi
Gumuz p-Gumuz *el- *kˀwa=cic- *čog- *kˀu=bic- *m(=)ax- *žok-
Kadu p-Kadu *=iːso *laːka; *ŋgoro *aw- *=nug- *a=rit̪o *kuɓa
Shabo Shabo efu ~ ifu seŋgi biɕɕa dundet yɛrom emenan
Eastern Sudanic p-Nubian *ǝsi ₁ *suŋ-di *oy- (*os-?) *ail- *ǝger *kǝsi-di
Eastern Sudanic p-SW Surmic *ʌði ₁ *vallag- ₁ *ðoː- *ðini ₁ *ɓɪyɛ *ammɛ- ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-SE Surmic *si(y)- ₁ *falag- ₁ *ǯagar- *šan(-i) ₁ *ɲa(ː)ɓ- *giɠ-
Eastern Sudanic Majang *ʔàrì čò=pòlk-òy ₁ ɗèrà-n ɓàːyè ₂ yɛ́rʊ́m ɛ́mɛ̀-nán ₁
Eastern Sudanic Nara aːt ši bala asim-a ₃ kito ket-i
Eastern Sudanic p-Jebel *čarʸo; *as ₁ *mVsi *luː- *iyo; *Pon *ɠefa(-di) *ɠam
Eastern Sudanic p-Nyimang *ayi ₂; *at̪a *fál- *kir- ₁ *t̪ilum *úlè *ám- ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-Temein *=ɛn(-a) ₃ *=ol- *=alwa- (?) *om (?) ₄ *moni- *am- ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-Tama *awg- *ŋosa- *war *samil- ₃ *ya-i *kiŋa-ti
Eastern Sudanic p-Daju *a-n- / *a-s- ₂ *ɲuɣ- *eɣe- *=omigaɣ- ₄ *tami- *ŋay
Eastern Sudanic p-W Nilotic *ɕɪn- *rop-; *kʊr- *kɪːr ₁ *pyɛw- (?) ₂ *rɪm ₁ *ɕog-
Eastern Sudanic p-E Nilotic *k̚ay- ₂ *k̚ɛʓ- / *moko- *taw- *=akɔt; *rɪm- ₁ *k̚ɔyʊ
Eastern Sudanic p-S Nilotic *k̚aː-tit ₂ *pu(ː)l-; *sɪːʀ *k̚ɛːɬ *(mu)kuleːl *k̚ʌrʌtiː-; *woːy- *k̚ʌːw- ₂
Kuliak p-Kuliak *kʷɛt; *an ₃ *kɔrɔk; *sak *tɛgʷ *gur *sɛ(ʔ) *ɔk ₂

Verbs[edit]

family language drink eat hear die kill
Berta p-Berta *méːr- *tìŋ *kàːl- *múɕ- *pi/y/-
Kunama p-Kunama *=no *=ŋa *=tik- *=tu *=yay-
Maba p-Maba *aŋ *ɲɔ *in- *ɔy *uy-
Fur Fur *ba *=am kel-am *way fu-
Central Sudanic p-Moru-Madi *mbū *ɲā *=rí *ɖà *fū
Central Sudanic p-Lendu-Ngiti *=mbʊ̀ *ɔ̄=ɲʊ̀ ~ *ɔ̄=ɲɔ̀ *ī=rī *=ðɛ̀ *ō=fó ~ *(ɔ)=fɪ
Central Sudanic p-Mangbetu *=ɔmvu-ɔ *=aɲɔ *=ɔ̀gà *=onzi *=ɔfʊ
Central Sudanic p-Mangbutu *a=mvu *a=nu *=ŋgɪ *=nde *=fu
Central Sudanic p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi *à=wɛ̄ (=yɛ̄ ?) *V=ɲʊ; *u=sa *=wo *=yo *=pʊ
Central Sudanic p-Kresh *ɔ=mɔ *ɔ=ɕɔ *o=go *ili *=fu
Central Sudanic Aja a=mu a=ɲ a=yi iri a=pʌʔi
Central Sudanic Birri a=ya ɔ=ɲɔ ša ayi à=wì
Songhay p-Songhay *nin; *haŋ *ŋwa *maw *bún *wi
Saharan p-Kanuri *yá *bú *fàn- *nú *yid-
Saharan p-Tubu *ya *bu *bas- *nɔ-s *yid-
Saharan p-Zaghawa-Berti *ya- *sɛ- *tan- *nʊ- *ni-
Koman p-Koman *pi-; *tˀob- *šwa *čikʰ-; *kˀeb- *wVy *kˀoš-
Gule Gule si mə-s gìdɛ́s =wɔi =tɔs
Gumuz p-Gumuz *f/a/ *s/a/ *gas- *š/a/ *ša-kˀ/ʷ/-
Kadu p-Kadu *a=wɛ *a=ku *=fiɲo *a=yV *=t̪aː-
Shabo Shabo wo tˀa ɛɕɛt kˀo ka
Eastern Sudanic p-Nubian *niː- *kɔl- ₁ *gi(ǯ)- *diː- ₁ *pay-ir
Eastern Sudanic p-SW Surmic *kʊɗ- *ɗak- *ðig- ₁ *ir- ₂ *rʊk
Eastern Sudanic p-SE Surmic *mat- ₁ / *ir- *am- ₂ / *us- *šig- ₁ *ɛr- ₂ *in-
Eastern Sudanic Majang út- ɗám- ₃ tíy- reː-r- ₃ ɓòkòt- ₁
Eastern Sudanic Nara liː- ₂ kal ₁ wo-s-; esel- diː- ₁ si- (←*say-?)₂
Eastern Sudanic p-Jebel *maʈ- ₁ *ɲam- *eːr-; *piŋ- *tugir *poz(i)
Eastern Sudanic p-Nyimang *li ₂; *d̪a(y)i *tam ₃ / *t̪=(k)al *ki(l)d- *lu- ₃ *ni
Eastern Sudanic p-Temein *awɪs- *lam- *t̪ɔŋʷ- *bu(l)- *ɔt̪u
Eastern Sudanic p-Tama *li- ₂ *ŋan-; *gey- *sig- ₁ *iye- *siy/ɲ- ₂; *yi-
Eastern Sudanic p-Daju *wuɣ- *si- *suw- (?) *ǝɣ(s)- *pax- ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-W Nilotic *maːd̪- ₁ *ɕam- *wiɲʓ-; *t̪iŋ- *t̪ɔw- ₁ *nʌk-
Eastern Sudanic p-E Nilotic *=mat- ₁ *=ɲi-; *=am- ₂ *=niŋ-; *=yɪŋ- ₂ *twa- ₁; *yɛ- *=ar
Eastern Sudanic p-S Nilotic *ʀɛ ₂ *am ₂ *iːɲ ₂; *kas *mɛːʀ *par-; *nuːs-
Kuliak p-Kuliak *wɛt *n(V)kʼ-; *gab- *Nis- *ɲal-; *geɕ- *kɛy-

Nature[edit]

family language sun moon star water rain stone smoke fire ashes
Berta p-Berta *mù(n)ʓú *ʓìgì *íʒ́ù *pèrì *rôː *bèlè *ɗùːtà *mû *bùbùdà
Kunama p-Kunama *uw- *teːʀ- *šund- *bi- *ŋoːr- *ug- *duːd- *tom- *(h)ay-na
Maba p-Maba *aɲi-ŋ- *aɲi-ɛ- *kɛyɛ *s₁aː *s₁aː *komʌ *uruŋi *nusʊ *ʔawun
Fur Fur d(=)ule d=uwal wiri k=oro kwi d=ito suːl *utu diː
Central Sudanic p-Moru-Madi *ìtú *ìmbā *ɓɪɓɪ *igi *ɔ̄zɛ̄; *ɓu *írà; *óní *kà *ācí *ɔ̄=fò
Central Sudanic p-Lendu-Ngiti *āʒ́ī *àbī *ʒ́ʊ̄; *lī *ɪɗa *īʓē *ōʓū *ɪkɔ *k=àzʊ̄ *ōhū
Central Sudanic p-Mangbetu *=iko *=aŋgwɛ *=tulu *=gwò *=k=ʊma *=óꜜpíꜜ *=kɔ *=ago *ápùꜛ
Central Sudanic p-Mangbutu *Oyi *t=imba *r=iɓi ~ *ɓi-ɓi *uwe *t=iɓo *k=ina *t=enu *akɔ *t=ɛdu
Central Sudanic p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi *k=aɖa *napay ~ *lapay *KɛL- *m=anɛ *n=ɖi *ku *sa *paɗʊ *buru
Central Sudanic p-Kresh *=aʓa *ɕe-ɕe *ɛpɛ *u=yu *n=ʓi *aŋba *ka-ka *oɕo *reka
Central Sudanic Aja k=údyò kápá ŋgʌ́dʌ́ ɓa-ɓa ɓa-ɓa gìsí kó-kó uɕa kuku
Central Sudanic Birri uɖrà áfí daŋgi wu n=ɖri aŋbà ka-ka usi kuvu-tu
Songhay p-Songhay *wayn-i/o *handi/u *hand-aɾi *(h)áɾí *kiliŋgi *tóndì *dullu *nunE; *huɾu *bóːsí
Saharan p-Kanuri *kǝ(=)ŋgâl *kə́=mbàl *sim-logu *ŋgî *dùr-o *k(=)âu *k(=)àngê *k(=)ánnú *buː
Saharan p-Tubu *ize *awri *teski *(i)yi *ŋeli *emi *ǝzzi *wuni *tifi; *wuni-
Saharan p-Zaghawa-Berti *ʔɪdɔN(V) *wɛrɪ *maːr *bi *mVzVN; *bodu *fa; *wi *gɛnǯʊ; *do *y(i)e; *aza *sobu
Koman p-Koman *tay *ɕˀiawan *kɛl *ayi ~ *yiʔi *ɔš *kuɗ *antˀ; *watˀi *pˀiki-n
Gule Gule taʔ àyún kèːlú aːye rus ɔf ʓurɛd kəs ufu-n
Gumuz p-Gumuz *ok- *ɓigi- *biːž- *ay- *dam- *giš- *ɗakˀ/ʷ/- *m(=)angi *=of-
Kadu p-Kadu *aya *t̪arɛ *=at̪iki *ɓiːt̪i *=fVɗɔ; *ni *=isi ~ *=usi *ʈiːko *isi *=ʈoːlo
Shabo Shabo oka kasip roːga wo ɗimu maːna ɕˀimbu ɕ(ˀ)uwa punkˀa
Eastern Sudanic p-Nubian *maša(l); *eːs- *(ɲ)un- *waɲe (*oɲe?) ₁ *ǝs-ti *are ₁ *kuli *gume-di *usi-gi ₁ *ubur-ti ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-SW Surmic *iː; *kɔr *ɲɛlɔ-k *muɲuɲ- ₂ *maːm ₁ *ta(m)mu *ɓɛy- *ɓure-t ₁ *gu-o ₂ *bur ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-SE Surmic *sus *tagi-s(i) *muɲuɲ- ₂ *ma ₁ *guy-ot ₂ *bay-i *ɓure- ₁ *gu- ₂ *bur ₁
Eastern Sudanic Majang wàwì, ? iɗi ɛ̀ːyɛ̀n ₁ màrìò-n máːw ₁ tùl gìɗè tɔ̀ːr ₂ má(-)ɗ ₃ tàɗàpù ₂
Eastern Sudanic Nara kos feta wini ₁ mba ₁ hala tan-e asuru ši(-)ta ₁ hib(-)id
Eastern Sudanic p-Jebel *biːdi; *tel *turi; *aguwa *mbaǯU(rʸ) *pe- ₂; *či *koyi ₂ *mi(d); *pela *purʸu ₁; *ɲugu *moʔa ₃ *tudo ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-Nyimang *ɲiŋ *k(e)wur *midi *bɔ́ŋ *ar-iŋ- ₁ *mid-; *mVr- *ŋɛši; *los- *mér *fin(-)an
Eastern Sudanic p-Temein *n(ɪ)=onu(-k) *kaw *ɖuli- ₃ *=mʊŋ *n̚o(-)k *kʊrɛ-t̪ *kɪ=t̪ʊmʊ(-k) *paɖɪŋ *ul(u)- ₃
Eastern Sudanic p-Tama *ari *ayi(-wi)- ₁ *miɲ- ₂ *kaːl *ar ₁; *ŋoːri *kad- *turu- ₂ *usg- ₁ *or-ŋo ₃
Eastern Sudanic p-Daju *uɣoŋ-e *asime-ɣe *ɲeŋ- *ama ~ *uma ₁ *koɣ- *ŋaɲ *lug-e *maːse ₃ *usuku-
Eastern Sudanic p-W Nilotic *ɕʌŋ *pay *kwɛl ₄; *ɕɛːr *piː ~ *piw ₂ *kɔt̪ *pʌːm; *kid- *yir- ₃; *tol *maːɕ ₃ *buːr ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-E Nilotic *k̚ɔlɔŋ *ɬapaɬ *k̚akɛr- *pi ₂ *k̚uʓ- *mɔr- *puri- ₁ *kɪ=ma ₃ *k̚uri-o- ₃
Eastern Sudanic p-S Nilotic *asɪːs ~ *asɛːt *ɬeː-ta *mɛːŋ ₂; *k̚ɔkɛl ₄ *peʀ- *rɔːp *kɔʀ *iːʀ ₃ *ma ₃ *ɔr- ₃
Kuliak p-Kuliak *gi; *pet *aragʷan; *asan *ɗɔɬ- ₃ *kʷɪɛh *war; *didi *gʷas; *sɔg *cˀud; *ar *dakʷ; *cˀaɗ *ukʷ; *kaw-

Adjectives and others[edit]

family language black night new dry name
Berta p-Berta *mìlí *kabi *kòɕàl- *kùː
Kunama p-Kunama *um- *taːm- *=lab- *kiːd-
Maba p-Maba *du(ː) *ise *ŋɔndi *bǝy *meli
Fur Fur diko luːl =iwwo futto k=ona
Central Sudanic p-Moru-Madi *i=ni *ŋgákī *ɗí *ʔʷī *rú
Central Sudanic p-Lendu-Ngiti *tì *īkū *ɔ̄=wʊ́ *=ʔyù *ɔðɔ
Central Sudanic p-Mangbetu *=ɛkʊ *=k=ìꜛnìꜛ *=adi *=onɖu; *=ɛŋgɔ *=rʊ
Central Sudanic p-Mangbutu *=sa *ɓoku *=ɓu *o=nɖi *aɓɛ
Central Sudanic p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi *=lu *nɖɔ *i=ʒ́i *tutu; *àfā *ri ~ *ro
Central Sudanic p-Kresh *=iri *nʓo-nʓo [*raŋi] *=aŋa; *=iši *=iri
Central Sudanic Aja iri reɓe ɔŋgko k=iri
Central Sudanic Birri =nɖi ʌtyí žya iri
Songhay p-Songhay *bi *kigi(ni) *tagi *koːg- *man
Saharan p-Kanuri *čə́lə́m *búné *bə̀lîm *ŋgâm- *čû
Saharan p-Tubu *yasku *dọgọso *eski *ŋkyor- *kyu; *čero
Saharan p-Zaghawa-Berti *mɪ̃ɛ̃ *gɪnɪ *ʔɪm(m)ʊ *kʊya- *ʔɛtʊr
Koman p-Koman *cˀi-; *šwala- *cˀin- *ʒɪs *kut̪ˀ
Gule Gule arwu- kə=səmsi =gɔʓ-
Gumuz p-Gumuz *=xiː- *=gak/ʷ/- *kike- *=keʔe- *cˀe-
Kadu p-Kadu *=ɗu; *=luːɲ- *=oːso *=t̪iki *a=rumɛ *yarɛ ~ *ɛrɛ
Shabo Shabo ɕˀiN depu kˀina iːɕˀi; sˀoto wɔŋga-
Eastern Sudanic p-Nubian *ud(m)- *awar ₁; *kol *ɛːr ₁ *sow/y-₁; *siː- *ǝri
Eastern Sudanic p-SW Surmic *kolli ₁ *ɓʌl- ₂ *čʊla(-)k (?) *=ɗɔɗɔg- ₂ *ðaːra ₁
Eastern Sudanic p-SE Surmic *kɔrɔy ₁ *bar- (*ɓ-) ₂ *čagi *ɗɔrɔgɔ- ₂ *sarya ₁
Eastern Sudanic Majang kɔ̀yʊ́ŋ káːy ₃ (ìn)tɔ̀ːn pàːlkíŋ ₃ tíríyá
Eastern Sudanic Nara sur-ku ₂ kiše wor-ku dise-gu a(ː)d-e ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-Jebel *oro; *du *kay ₃; *oro *yaː- *kekebe; *am- *sa(C)a-
Eastern Sudanic p-Nyimang *=bī- *t̪únì *ɲɛr- *far- ₃ *aŋɛ- ₃
Eastern Sudanic p-Temein *=ʈuʈi- *=ʓoni *=ŋan ₂ *raːri *kalɪŋ
Eastern Sudanic p-Tama *kidi- *war ₁ *(a)suw- *lab- *(ŋ=)at ₂
Eastern Sudanic p-Daju *ʒ́ul ₂ *woŋ- *taʓ- *ka=maːs *aŋg-e ₃
Eastern Sudanic p-W Nilotic *ɕɔːl ₂ *wʌːr ₁ *ɲʌːn ₂ *t̪wɔ ₄ *rɪn ₄
Eastern Sudanic p-E Nilotic *=rwɔ- *k̚ɛwar(-ɪ) ₁ *=ŋeʓu-;*lʊdʊ- *=toy- ₄ *k̚arɪn ₄
Eastern Sudanic p-S Nilotic *tʊʀ *aw- (*aʀ-) *yaːm *k̚aʀɪn ₄
Kuliak p-Kuliak *im-; *buɗam *mir-; *muk- *eruc (?) ₁ *cai- *(y)ed ₂

Notes[edit]

Names of each language or proto-language in Russian and English:

Russian name English name
Берта *Berta
Кунама *Kunama
Маба *Maba
Фур Fur
Мору-мади *Moru-Madi
Ленду-нгити *Lendu-Ngiti
Мангбету *Mangbetu
Мангбуту *Mangbutu
СББ *Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi
Креш *Kresh
Аджа Aja
Бирри Birri
Сонгай *Songhay
Канури *Kanuri
Тубу *Tubu
Загава-берти *Zaghawa-Berti
Команские *Koman
Гуле Gule
Гумуз *Gumuz
Каду *Kadu
Шабо Shabo
Нубийский *Nubian
Юг.-зап.-срм. *SW Surmic
Юг.-вост.-срм. *SE Surmic
Маджанг Majang
Нара Nara
Джебельские *Jebel
Ньиманг *Nyimang
Темейн *Temein
Тама *Tama
Даджу *Daju
Зап.-нилотские *W Nilotic
Вост.-нилотские *E Nilotic
Юж.-нилотские *S Nilotic
Кулякские *Kuliak

References[edit]

Vocabulary lists of African languages
Nilo-Saharan

Nilo-Saharan • p-Nilo-Saharan • p-Nilotic (p-E. Nilotic • p-S. Nilotic) • p-Surmic • NE Sudanic • p-Nubian • Nara • p-Daju • p-Jebel • Temein • Central Sudanic (p-Central Sudanic • p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi • Sinyar • Birri • p-Mangbetu) • p-Kuliak (Ik) • Kadu • Berta • Kunama • Gumuz • p-Koman • Gule • Amdang • Mimi-D • p-Maban • Mimi-N • Kanuri • p-Songhay • Tadaksahak

Niger-Congo

p-Niger-Congo • p-Atlantic-Congo • p-Benue-Congo • p-Grassfields • p-Ring • Momo • Tivoid • Ekoid • Beboid • Bendi • p-Bantu (Swadesh list) • p-Kongo • p-Jukunoid • p-Plateau (p-Tarokoid) • p-N. Jos • p-Fali • p-Yoruboid • Olukumi • p-Edoid • p-Akokoid • p-Igboid • Akpes • Ayere-Ahan • p-Upper Cross River • p-Lower Cross River • Anaang • p-Ogoni • p-Ukaan • p-Nupoid • Oko • p-Idomoid • p-Ijaw • Defaka • p-Gbe (Fongbe) • p-Potou-Akanic • p-Mumuye • p-Jen • Yendang • Tula-Waja • p-Lakka • p-Bua • Kim • p-Central Togo • p-Guang • p-Gurunsi • p-Oti-Volta (p-E. Oti-Volta • p-C. Oti-Volta) •  Tiefo • Natioro • Bariba • p-Gbaya • Dogon • p-Mande (p-W. Mande • p-Mandekan • p-Niger-Volta • p-S. Mande) • Atlantic (Guinea) • p-Fula-Sereer • p-Cangin • p-Manjaku • Bijogo • p-Talodi • p-Heiban • p-Katloid • Rashad • Lafofa

Afroasiatic

p-Afroasiatic • p-Chadic • p-Ron • p-North Bauchi • p-South Bauchi • South Bauchi • p-Central Chadic • p-Masa • Kujarge • p-Cushitic • p-Agaw • p-Omotic • p-Aroid • p-Maji • Mao • p-Semitic

Khoisan

Khoisan • p-Khoe • p-Central Khoisan • p-Tuu • !Kung

Language isolates

Bangime • Jalaa • Laal • Ongota • Shabo • Sandawe • Hadza

Others

p-Niger-Saharan