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==Comparative vocabulary== Sample basic vocabulary of Saharan languages from Blažek (2007):<ref>Blažek, Václav. 2007. ]https://www.muni.cz/en/research/publications/763232 On application of Glottochronology for Saharan Languages]. In ''Viva Africa'' 2007. Proceedings of the IInd International Conference on African Studies (April 2007). Plzeň: Dryáda, 2007. p. 19-38, 19 pp. {{ISBN|978-80-87025-17-8}}.</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" | style="font-size: 90%;" | ! Language !! eye !! ear !! nose !! tooth !! tongue !! mouth !! blood !! bone !! tree !! water !! eat !! name |- | [[Kanuri language|Kanuri]]<ref>Doris Löhr, H. Ekkehard Wolff (with Ari Awagana). 2009. [https://wold.clld.org/vocabulary/5 Kanuri vocabulary]. In: Haspelmath, Martin & Tadmor, Uri (eds.) ''World Loanword Database''. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 1591 entries. </ref> || shîm || sə́mò || kə́nzà || tímì; shélì || tə́làm || cî || bû || shíllà || kə̀ská || njî || bù || cû |- | [[Tubu language|Tubu]] || *samo > sómo > sao / sā /sa || súmo/šímo > sĩ/šiĩ /si/ši || kya / ca || tomai / tẽ̱ < *temi, pl. toa / tī́ || tirmḗsu > tirišī́ / tərše > tərhi || kai > kī > ci || gẹrε || súru / súrki || akkέ, pl. akká / εkέ || iyī́ / yi || bo / bu || súro / súru |- | [[Daza language|Daza]] || sama, sa, pl. saã || ši, pl. šiĩ || ca || tei, pl. teẽ / tiĩ || teleši / East terihi || ci, pl. ka || gəre || sọr(o) || ekke, pl. akka || yi / ii || bọr / owe / bọdər || sorọ, pl. sora |- | [[Teda language|Teda]] || samo, saõ, pl. sama || šimi, šiĩ, pl. šima || ca || tome, pl. toma || termeso || koe, pl. ka || gɔrε, gəre || sọr(o), sọrce || ekke, pl. akka || yi || bọr / cọbo / bọdər || cεr / cero / curo |- | [[Zaghawa language|Zaghawa]] || í || kέbέ || síná || màrgi: || tàmsi: || áá || ógú || úrú || bɛ̀gìdi: || bí || sε:gì || tír |- | [[Beria language|Beria]] || íī: || kέbέ || sɪ́na: || màrgi: || tàm(ì)si: || áá || ógu: || úrú || bɛ̀gìdi: || bíi: || sέ- || tɪ́r |- | [[Bideyat]] || ’é || kèmé || šéna || margé || tamišé || a || || uru || ʔèbè || bi || šé || |- | [[Berti language|Berti]] / Sagato || || ke(i)ng || sano / sāno || || tam(ī)si || a / á / ā || àkú || shuru / shírung || || mi / mī /mī́ || || tir(r) |} ===Numerals=== Comparison of numerals in individual languages:<ref name="ChanNumeralsNS">{{Cite web|url=https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Nilo-Saharan.htm|title=The Nilo-Saharan Language Phylum|last=Chan|first=Eugene|publisher=Numeral Systems of the World's Languages|date=2019}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Classification !! Language !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 |- | Eastern || [[ISO 639:zag|Zaghawa]] || nɔ́kkɔ || súyi || wɛɛ || ístîː || hóíyi || dɛ́stɛ́ || dístiː || ɔ́ttɛ́ || dístî || sóɡódí |- | Western, Kanuri || [[ISO 639:kbl|Kanembu]] || tūló || yìndí || yàkú || dīyə̄u || úù || àràkú || túlùr || ùskú || lár || mìyò̬u |- | Western, Kanuri || [[ISO 639:knc|Central Kanuri]] (1) || fál, tiló || indí || yakkə́ || déɣə́ || úwu || arakkə́ || túlur || wuskú || ləɣár || mewú |- | Western, Kanuri || [[ISO 639:knc|Central Kanuri]] (2) || tìlo / fal / lasku || ìndi || yàkkə || deɡə || uwù || àràkkə || tulùr || wùskú || lə̀ɡar / làar || mèwu |- | Western, Kanuri || [[ISO 639:kby|Manga Kanuri]] || fál, tìló || yìndí || yàkkú || déwú || úwù || àràkkú || túlùr || wùskú || ləɡár || mèwú |- | Western, Kanuri || [[ISO 639:krt|Tumari Kanuri]] || tìló || jìndí || jàkú || dʲíjó || úù || àɾàkú || túúlù || ùskú || lááɽú || mèʲó |- | Western, Tebu || [[ISO 639:dzg|Dazaga (Tubu)]] || tə̀ɾɔ̌n || tʃúú || àɡʊ̀zʊ́ʊ́ || tʊ̀zɔ́ɔ́ || fòú || dìsí || túɾùsù || wʊ́ssʊ̀ || jìsìí || mʊ́rdə̀m |- | Western, Tebu || [[ISO 639:tuq|Tedaga (Tebu)]] (1) || tɾɔ̀ɔ́ || cúː || òɡòzú || tʊ̀zɔ́ː || fɔ́ː || dɪ̀sɪ́ː || túɾùsù || jʊ́sʊ̀ || jìsíː || mʊ́rdɔ̀m |- | Western, Tebu || [[ISO 639:tuq|Tedaga (Tebu)]] (2) || tʊrɔ || cu || oɡuzuu || tʊzɔɔ || hɔɔ || diʃee || tuduʃu || yʊsʊ || yisii || mʊrdɔm |}
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