How do you say the body parts in your languages

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I believe Somali and Oromo numbers are the exact same

Somali numbers
  • 1-ków
  • 2 – lába
  • 3 – sáddex
  • 4 – áfar
  • 5 – shán
  • 6 – líx
  • 7 – toddobá
  • 8 – siddéed
  • 9 – sagaal
  • 10 – toban
Oromo numbers

  • 1 – tokko
  • 2 – lama
  • 3 – sadi
  • 4 – afur
  • 5 – shan
  • 6 – jaya
  • 7 – torba
  • 8 – saddeet
  • 9 – sagal
  • 10 – khudan
 
I believe Somali and Oromo numbers are the exact same

Somali numbers
  • 1-ków
  • 2 – lába
  • 3 – sáddex
  • 4 – áfar
  • 5 – shán
  • 6 – líx
  • 7 – toddobá
  • 8 – siddéed
  • 9 – sagaal
  • 10 – toban
Oromo numbers

  • 1 – tokko
  • 2 – lama
  • 3 – sadi
  • 4 – afur
  • 5 – shan
  • 6 – jaya
  • 7 – torba
  • 8 – saddeet
  • 9 – sagal
  • 10 – khudan
Very similar
 
Do you know them all

For me:

Eye: in
Eyebrow: qirira
Nose: uf
Ear: uzun
Mouth: af
Teeth: sin
Forehead: qefet
Head: urus
Tongue: arirat
Leg: igir
Knee: gilib
Shoulder: mermer
Neck: anget
Back: hechi
@Young Popeye

Oromo (from online):
Eye: ija
Nose: funyaan
Ear: gurra
Mouth: afaan
Teeth: ilkee
Forehead: kallacha
Head: mataa
Tongue: arraba
Leg: miila
Knee: jilba
Shoulder: gateettii
Neck: morma
Back: Dugda

How similar to yours?

Somali and Oromo share the following

Oromo:Ija / Somali il (the eye:isha, which is more similar to ija)
Oromo:Afaan / Somali:Af
Oromo:ilkee / Somali:ilko
Oromo: maataa / Somali: madax
Oromo: arraba / Somali: carab
Oromo:jilba / Somali:jilib (plural:jilbo)

Somali and Harrari share:
Harari: af / Somali: af
Harai:gilib / Somali: jilib
possibly the word for eye/s as well
Harari:in / Somali: il(plural indho)
 

Young Popeye

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Somali and Oromo share the following

Oromo:Ija Somali il (the eye:isha, which is more similar to ija)
Oromo:Afaan Somali:Af
Oromo:ilkee Somali:ilko
Oromo: maataa Somali: madax
Oromo: arraba Somali: carab
Oromo:jilba Somali:jilib (plural:jilbo)

Somali and Harrari share:
Harari: af Somali: af
Harai:gilib Somali: jilib
possibly the word for eye/s as well
Harai:in Somali: il(plural indho)

ilkee is used in harari as well i think mostly derogatory though. one who has crooked teeth or big teeth
 
Do you know them all

For me:

Eye: in
Eyebrow: qirira
Nose: uf
Ear: uzun
Mouth: af
Teeth: sin
Forehead: qefet
Head: urus
Tongue: arirat
Leg: igir
Knee: gilib
Shoulder: mermer
Neck: anget
Back: hechi
@Young Popeye

Oromo (from online):
Eye: ija
Nose: funyaan
Ear: gurra
Mouth: afaan
Teeth: ilkee
Forehead: kallacha
Head: mataa
Tongue: arraba
Leg: miila
Knee: jilba
Shoulder: gateettii
Neck: morma
Back: Dugda

How similar to yours?
"Nose: uf" what kind of language is that :chrisfreshhah:
 
Somali and Oromo share the following

Oromo:Ija / Somali il (the eye:isha, which is more similar to ija)
Oromo:Afaan / Somali:Af
Oromo:ilkee / Somali:ilko
Oromo: maataa / Somali: madax
Oromo: arraba / Somali: carab
Oromo:jilba / Somali:jilib (plural:jilbo)

Somali and Harrari share:
Harari: af / Somali: af
Harai:gilib / Somali: jilib
possibly the word for eye/s as well
Harari:in / Somali: il(plural indho)
Interesting
 
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