Saaho
Saho
Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic, East)
Saho is an East Cushitic language closely related to Afar, spoken in northeastern Eritrea and adjacent Ethiopia. The Saho people are traditionally pastoralists and have maintained close cultural ties with the Afar.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Saho
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Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic, East)
| Meaning | Saho | Afar | Somali | Oromo | Sidamo | Gedeo | Konso |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | laye /laje/ | lee /leː/ | biyo /bijo/ | bishaan /biʃaːn/ | waa /waː/ | wodeʼe /wodeʔe/ | pisha /piʃa/ |
| Fire | gira /ɡira/ | gira /ɡira/ | dab /dab/ | ibidda /ibidːa/ | giira /ɡiːra/ | giira /ɡiːɾa/ | apitta /apitːa/ |
| Sun | ayro /ajɾo/ | ayró /ajro/ | qorrax /qorːaħ/ | aduu /aduː/ | arrishsho /arːiʃːo/ | arishsho /ariʃːo/ | piirtuta /piːrtuta/ |
| Moon | alsa /alsa/ | alsá /alsa/ | dayax /dajaħ/ | jiʼa /dʒiʔa/ | agana /aɡana/ | agenjo /aɡendʒo/ | leya /leja/ |
| Star | xutuk /ħutuk/ | cutuk /ħutuk/ | xiddig /ħiddiɡ/ | urjii /urdʒiː/ | beeddakko /beːdːakko/ | urje /urdʒe/ | hikkitta /hikːitːa/ |
| Night | bar /bar/ | bar /bar/ | habeen /habeːn/ | halkan /halkan/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ | halkeetta /halkeːtːa/ |
| Rain | rob /rob/ | rob /rob/ | roob /roːb/ | bokkaa /ˈbokːaː/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ | roopa /roːpa/ |
| Wind | xaaxat /ħaːħat/ | caacay /ħaːħaj/ | dabayl /ˈdabajl/ | bubbee /ˈbubːeː/ | bubbe /bubːe/ | diidallo /diːdalːo/ | puppeeta /pupːeːta/ |
| Earth | baarho /baːɽo/ | árdi /ardi/ | dhul /ɖul/ | lafa /lafa/ | uulla /uːlla/ | buttina /butːina/ | piita /piːta/ |
| Stone | dhaa /ɖaː/ | xáa /ɖaː/ | dhagax /ɖaˈɡaħ/ | dhagaa /ɖaˈɡaː/ | kincho /kintʃo/ | kinjo /kindʒo/ | daka /ɗaka/ |
| Mountain | kooma /koːma/ | qale /ʕale/ | buur /buːr/ | tulluu /tulːuː/ | gaara /ɡaːra/ | kooba /koːba/ | irroota /irːoːta/ |
| Sea | bad /bad/ | bad /bad/ | bad /bad/ | galaana /ɡalaːna/ | baare /baːre/ | abbaayya /abːaːjːa/ | pakateeta /pakateːta/ |
| Mother | ina /ina/ | iná /iˈna/ | hooyo /hoːjo/ | haadha /haːɗa/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ama/ | aayyaa /aːjːaː/ |
| Father | abba /abba/ | abbá /abːa/ | aabo /aːbo/ | abbaa /abːaː/ | anna /anːa/ | anna /anːa/ | aappaa /aːpːaː/ |
| Daughter | barhä /baˈɽa/ | baxá /baˈxa/ | gabadh /ɡabaɖ/ | intala /intala/ | beetto /beːtːo/ | belto /belto/ | enenta /enenta/ |
| I | anu /anu/ | anu /anu/ | aniga /aniɡa/ | ani /ani/ | ani /ani/ | ani /ani/ | anti /anti/ |
| You | atu /atu/ | atu /atu/ | adiga /adiɡa/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | atti /atti/ |
| We | nanu /nanu/ | nanu /nanu/ | innaga / annaga /inːaɡa / anːaɡa/ | nuti /nuti/ | ninke /ninke/ | noʼo /noʔo/ | ino /ino/ |
| Name | migac /miɡaʕ/ | migáq /miɡaʕ/ | magac /maɡaʕ/ | maqaa /makʼaː/ | suʼma /suʔma/ | summa /sumːa/ | maχχa /maχːa/ |
| Person | xiyaw /ħijaw/ | núm /num/ | qof /qof/ | nama /nama/ | mancho /mantʃo/ | manjo /mandʒo/ | nama /nama/ |
| Head | amo /amo/ | amó /amo/ | madax /madaħ/ | mataa /mataː/ | umo /umo/ | umo /umo/ | matta /matːa/ |
| Eye | inti /inti/ | intí /inti/ | il /il/ | ija /idʒa/ | ille /ilːe/ | ille /ilːe/ | ilta /ilta/ |
| Ear | cokka /ʕokka/ | ayti /ajti/ | dheg /ɖeɡ/ | gurra /ɡurra/ | macca /matʃʼːa/ | mansha /manʃa/ | napahata /napahata/ |
| Nose | san /san/ | san /san/ | san /san/ | funyaan /fuɲaːn/ | sano /sano/ | sana /sana/ | sina /sina/ |
| Mouth | af /af/ | af /af/ | af /af/ | afaan /afaːn/ | afo /afo/ | afoʼo /afoʔo/ | afa /afa/ |
| Tooth | iko /iko/ | boddiná /bodːina/ | ilig /iliɡ/ | ilkaan /ilkaːn/ | hinko /hinko/ | isso /isːo/ | ilkitta /ilkitːa/ |
| Tongue | anrab /anrab/ | arraabá /arːaːba/ | carrab /ʕarːab/ | arraba /arːaba/ | arrawo /arːawo/ | arrabo /arːabo/ | arrapa /arːapa/ |
| Hand | gaba /ɡaba/ | gabá /ɡaba/ | gacan /ɡaʕan/ | harka /haɾka/ | anga /anɡa/ | anga /aŋɡa/ | harka /harka/ |
| Foot | iba /iba/ | iba /iba/ | cago /ʕaɡo/ | miilla /miːlːa/ | lekka /ˈlekːa/ | lekka /lekːa/ | loʛta /loʛta/ |
| Heart | qalbe /qalbe/ | lubbí /lubːi/ | wadne /wadnɛ/ | onnee /onːeː/ | wodana /wodana/ | wodana /wodana/ | sataʔta /sataʔta/ |
| Bone | lafa /lafa/ | lafa /lafa/ | laf /laf/ | lafee /lafeː/ | miqicho /mikʼitʃo/ | micco /mitʃʼːo/ | lafta /lafta/ |
| Blood | biilo /biːlo/ | qabal /ʕabal/ | dhiig /ɖiːɡ/ | dhiiga /ɖiːɡa/ | munde /munde/ | munde /munde/ | diika /ɗiːka/ |
| Love | kaxano /kaħano/ | kacanú /kaħanu/ | jacayl /dʒaʕajl/ | jaalala /dʒaːlala/ | baxa /batʼa/ | eeyya /eːjːa/ | ʄaalaɗiyaa /ʄaːlaɗijaː/ |
| Tree | xarha /ħaɽa/ | caxá /ħaɖa/ | geed /ɡeːd/ | muka /muka/ | haqqe /hakʼːe/ | haqqa /hakʼːa/ | ʛoyra /ʛojra/ |
| Dog | kare /kaɾe/ | kuta /kuta/ | eey /eːj/ | saree /saɾeː/ | woshichcho /woʃitʃːo/ | kaneessa /kaneːsːa/ | kuta /kuta/ |
| Cat | dummu /dummu/ | dummú /dumːu/ | bisad /bisad/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | adurre /aduɾːe/ | aturraata /aturːaːta/ |
| Fish | caasa /ʕaːsa/ | kuluntá /kuluntaː/ | kalluun /kalːuːn/ | qurxummii /qurxummiː/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ | murkuja /murkuʄa/ |
| Bird | kimbir /kimbir/ | kimbiró /kimbiroː/ | shimbir /ʃimbir/ | simbirroo /simbirroː/ | ceʼa /tʃʼeʔa/ | ciʼa /tʃʼiʔa/ | χampira /χampira/ |
| Egg | lalim /lalim/ | — | ukun /ukun/ | hanqaaquu /hanqaːquː/ | quuphichcho /kʼuːpʼitʃːo/ | quuphe /kʼuːpʼe/ | hukuukka /hukuːkːa/ |
| Bear | dibbi /dibbi/ | — | orso /orso/ | — | dibi /dibi/ | dibi /dibi/ | tipeeta /tipeːta/ |
| Horse | faras /faras/ | faras /faras/ | faras /faras/ | farda /farda/ | farashsho /faraʃːo/ | fadhado /faɗado/ | farta /farta/ |
| House | care /ʕare/ | qarí /ʕari/ | guri /ɡuɾi/ | mana /mana/ | mine /mine/ | mine /mine/ | tika /tika/ |
| Milk | xan /ħan/ | cán /ħan/ | caano /ʕaːno/ | aannan /aːnːan/ | ado /ado/ | ado /ado/ | aanna /aːnːa/ |
| Honey | malab /malab/ | malab /malab/ | malab /malab/ | damma /damːa/ | malawo /malawo/ | malebo /malebo/ | takma /takma/ |
| Salt | mulxu /mulħu/ | qasbó /ʕasbo/ | cusbo /ʕusbo/ | soogidda /soːɡidːa/ | maxine /matʼine/ | maxine /matʼine/ | sookitta /soːkitːa/ |
| Wine | wayni /wajni/ | kamri /kamri/ | khamri /χamri/ | daadhii wayinii /daːɗiː wajiniː/ | woyinete xajje /wojinete tʼadʒːe/ | woyine /wojine/ | taadeta wayneeta /taːɗeta wajneːta/ |
| Iron | birit /birit/ | birta /birta/ | bir /bir/ | sibiila /sibiːla/ | siwiila /siwiːla/ | sibiljo /sibildʒo/ | sipla /sipla/ |
| Book | kitaab /kitaːb/ | kitab /kitab/ | buug /buːɡ/ | kitaaba /kitaːba/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ | mataafa /mataːfa/ |
| Eat | niitan /niːtan/ | akmé /akme/ | cun /ʕun/ | nyaachuu /ɲaːtʃuː/ | ita /ita/ | ita /ita/ | ɗamiyaa /ɗamijaː/ |
| Drink | yaaqab /jaːʕab/ | kibé /kibe/ | cab /ʕab/ | dhuguu /ɗuɡuː/ | aga /aɡa/ | haʼwa /haʔwa/ | ikiyaa /ikijaː/ |
| Sleep | dhin /ɖin/ | xiiné /ɖiːne/ | hurdo /hurdo/ | rafuu /rafuː/ | goxa /ɡotʼa/ | diipha /diːpʼa/ | — |
| One | inki /inki/ | inki /inki/ | kow /kow/ | tokko /tokːo/ | mitto /mitːo/ | mitto /mitːo/ | takka /takːa/ |
| Two | lamma /lamma/ | namma /namːa/ | laba /laba/ | lama /lama/ | lame /lame/ | lame /lame/ | lakki /lakːi/ |
| Three | adox /adoħ/ | sidóc /sidoħ/ | saddex /sadːex/ | sadii /sadiː/ | sase /sase/ | sase /sase/ | sessa /sesːa/ |
| Four | afar /afar/ | ferey /ferej/ | afar /afar/ | afur /afur/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ | afur /afur/ |
| Five | koon /koːn/ | konoy /konoj/ | shan /ʃan/ | shan /ʃan/ | onte /onte/ | onde /onde/ | ken /ken/ |
| Hundred | bool /boːl/ | bool /boːl/ | boqol /boqol/ | dhibba /ɗibba/ | xibbe /tʼibːe/ | dhibba /ɗibːa/ | dippa /ɗipːa/ |
| Hello | malaal /malaːl/ | nagá /naɡa/ | salaan /salaːn/ | akkam /akːam/ | nagaa yiʼne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | mooye /moːje/ | nakaytaa /nakajtaː/ |
| Thank you | galatto /ɡalatto/ | qungúsa /ʕuŋɡusa/ | mahadsanid /mahadsanid/ | galatoomi /ɡalatoːmi/ | galiʼne /ɡaliʔne/ | galaata /ɡalaːta/ | kalata /kalata/ |
| Good | mece /meʕe/ | meqé /meʕe/ | wanaagsan /wanaːɡsan/ | gaarii /ɡaːriː/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | elo /elo/ | paχaara /paχaːra/ |
| New | cusub /ʕusub/ | qusbá /ʕusba/ | cusub /ʕusub/ | haaraa /haːraː/ | haaro /haːro/ | haaro /haːro/ | haraya /haraja/ |
| Red | casa /ʕasa/ | qasá /ʕasa/ | cas /ʕas/ | diimaa /diːmaː/ | duuma /duːma/ | diimmo /diːmːo/ | tiima /tiːma/ |
| White | cado /ʕado/ | qado /ʕado/ | cad /ʕad/ | adii /adiː/ | waajjo /waːdʒːo/ | golalo /ɡolalo/ | ata /ata/ |
| Black | dat /dat/ | datá /data/ | madow /madow/ | gurraacha /ɡurːaːtʃaː/ | kolishsho /koliʃːo/ | xillo /tʼilːo/ | poora /poːra/ |
| Green | andharh /anɖaɽ/ | anxaxiní /anɖaɖini/ | cagaar /ʕaɡaːr/ | magariisa /maɡariːsa/ | hanja /handʒa/ | haanja /haːndʒa/ | ilaawa /ilaːwa/ |
| Coffee | qaxwa /qaħwa/ | buna /buna/ | qaxwo /qaħwo/ | buna /buna/ | buna /buna/ | — | punitta /punitːa/ |
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