# Jju phrasebook

Jju (diryem Jju) is a Plateau language of Nigeria, closely related to Tyap. It is often seen as a form of Tyap language as it is closely related to its seven dialects. Jju is spoken by over 500,000 people in an area where the Nok culture (c. BC 1,500 – 500 AD) flourished in the Middle Belt (i.e., the geopolitical Northcentral and southern parts of Northwest and Northeast) of Nigeria.

## Pronunciation guide
### Vowels

a, a̱, e, i, o, u

#### Short monophthongs

| vowel | English equivalent |
| a | like 'a' in "father" |
| a̱ | like 'a' in "about" |
| e | like 'ae' in "aesthetic" |
| i | like 'y' in "family" |
| o | like 'o' in "pot" |
| u | like 'u' in "bantu" |

#### Long monophthongs

| vowel | English equivalent | Sound |
| aa | like 'a' in "far" | |
| ii | like 'ee' in "sheep" | |

### Common diphthongs

ai, a̱u, ei/a̱i, oi

### Consonants

b, bv, c, cc, d, g, gb, h, j, jj, k, kh, kp, l, m, n, ng, ny, pf, r, s, ss, sh, t, ts, tss, w, ww, y, yy, z

#### Monoghraphs
##### b

    /b/; like 'b' in "bean"

##### c

    /t͡ʃ/; like 'ch' in "chair"

##### d

    /d/; like 'd' in "do"

##### g

    /ɡ/; like 'g' in "greet"

##### h

    /h/; like 'h' in "how"

##### j

    /d͡ʒ/; like 'j' in "job"

##### k

    /k/; like 'k' in "clan"

##### l

    /l/; like 'l' in "low"

##### m

    /m/; like 'm' in "mine"

##### n

    /n/; like 'n' in "new"

##### p

    /p/; like 'p' in "pair"

##### r

    /r/; like 'r' in "real"

##### s

    /s/; like 's' in "say"

##### t

    /t/; like 't' in "tree"

##### v

    /v/; like 'v' in "view"

##### w

    /w/; like 'w' in "win"

##### y

    /j/; like 'y' in "you"

##### z (pronounced: "dz")

    /d͡z/; no English equivalent

#### Digraphs
##### bv

    /b͡v/; no English equivalent

##### gb

    /ɡ͡b/; no English equivalent

##### kh

    /x/; no English equivalent

##### kp

    /k͡p/; no English equivalent

##### ng

    /ŋ/; like 'ng' in "king"

##### ny

    /ɲ/; like Spanish 'ñ' in "niña"

##### pf

    /p͡f/; like German 'pf' in "Pfeffer"

##### sh

    /ʃ/; like 'sh' in "shy"

##### ts

    /t͡s/; like 'ts' in "tsunami"

#### Labial consonants
##### Short
###### bw

    /bʷ/; no English equivalent

###### cw

    /t͡ʃʷ/; no English equivalent

###### fw

    /fʷ/; no English equivalent

###### gw

    /ɡʷ/; no English equivalent

###### ghw

    /ɣʷ/; no English equivalent

###### hw

    /hʷ/; no English equivalent

###### jw

    /d͡ʒʷ/; no English equivalent

###### kw

    /kʷ/; like 'qu' in "quick"

###### khw

    /xʷ/; no English equivalent

###### mw

    /mʷ/; like 'mw' in "Cromwell"

###### nw (ngw)

    /ŋʷ/; no English equivalent

###### pw

    /pʷ/; no English equivalent

###### sw

    /sʷ/; like 'sw' in "swing"

###### shw

    /ʃʷ/; like 'schw' in "schwa"

###### tsw

    /t͡sʷ/; no English equivalent

###### yw

    /jʷ/; no English equivalent

###### zw
## Phrase list
### Basics
#### Hello.

    N na byyek. (N nah byyehg)

#### How are you?

    A shyi ke? (AH SHYEE KAY?)

#### Fine, thank you.

    Ansham ba̱t, n gwai.

#### What is your name?

    Ba̱ na̱ yei a̱nyan?

#### My name is ______ .

    Ba̱ n yei ______.

#### Nice to meet you.

    N shya bu a̱sainhwa da̱ni n na myim i.

#### Please.

    Ba̱sa̱kut.

#### Thank you.

    N gwai.

#### You're welcome.

    Ryok nhok kyang ba.

#### Yes.

    Ii. (masculine: "ee")

#### No.

    Kaai.

#### Excuse me. (getting attention/begging pardon)

    Hok ra! (cat a̱huhwa a̱yin/naai a̱yin)

#### Goodbye.

    Ka̱ra̱m ka̱yaan.

#### Goodbye. (informal)

    Ba-bai.

#### I can't speak Jju [well].

    N bvwo ryat Jju ji [ansham] ba.

#### Do you speak English?

    A ryat Shong a?

#### Help!

    Brang!

#### Look out!

    Ta̱rwam!

#### Good morning. (before around 9 AM)

    A (plural: "yi") shyek ansham o?

#### Good afternoon.

    A (plural: "yi") kpanom ansham o?

#### Good evening.

    A (plural: "yi") kpanom ansham o?

#### Good night.

    Sei ka̱ntson.

#### I don't understand.

    N hik ba.

#### Where is the toilet?
### Problems
#### Leave me alone.

    Ryok nzuk. ( .)

#### I'll call the police.

    N ni yei na̱wonshan a. ( .)

#### Police!

    Na̱wonshan! ( !)

#### Stop! Thief!

    Ryong! A̱tang! ( ! !)

#### I'm lost.

    N bvuk. ( .)

#### Can I use your phone?
### Numbers (Zuzzwa twang nkyang)
#### 1

    a̱yring ( ), yring ( ), jring ( )

#### 2

    a̱hwa ( ), hwa ( ), swa ( )

#### 3

    a̱tat ( ), tat ( ), tsat ( )

#### 4

    a̱naai ( ), naai ( ), nyaai ( )

#### 5

    a̱pfon ( ), pfon ( ), tsson ( )

#### 6

    a̱ku̱tat ( )

#### 7

    a̱tu̱yring ( )

#### 8

    a̱ninai ( )

#### 9

    a̱kumbvuyring ( )

#### 10

    swak ( )

#### 11

    swak ba̱ yring ( )

#### 12

    swak ba̱ hwa ( )

#### 13

    swak ba̱ tat ( )

#### 14

    swak ba̱ naai ( )

#### 15

    swak ba̱ a̱pfon ( )

#### 16

    swak ba̱ a̱ku̱tat ( )

#### 17

    swak ba̱ a̱tu̱yring ( )

#### 18

    swak ba̱ a̱nu̱nai ( )

#### 19

    swak ba̱ a̱kumbvuyring ( )

#### 20

    nswak nhwa ( )

#### 21

    nswak nhwa ba̱ a̱yring ( )

#### 22

    nswak nhwa ba̱ a̱hwa ( )

#### 23

    nswak nhwa ba̱ a̱tat ( )

#### 30

    nswak ntat ( )

#### 40

    nswak nnaai ( )

#### 50

    nswak npfon ( )

#### 60

    nswak a̱ku̱tat ( )

#### 70

    nswak a̱tu̱yring ( )

#### 80

    nswak a̱nu̱nai ( )

#### 90

    nswak a̱kumbvuyring ( )

#### 100

    cyi jring ( )

#### 200

    cyi swa ( )

#### 300

    cyi tsat ( )

#### 1,000

    cyikop jring ( )

#### 2,000

    cyikop swa ( )

#### 100,000

    cyikop cyi jring ( )

#### half

    a̱kum ( )

#### more
### Time
#### now

    naanini ( )

#### morning

    a̱ta̱ntson ( )

#### afternoon

    a̱ta̱nom ( )

#### evening

    ka̱jenshring ( )

#### night

    ka̱ta̱tuk ( )

#### Clock time
##### one o'clock AM

    tswam jring ( )

##### two o'clock AM

    tswam swa ( )

##### noon

    tswam swak ba̱ swa A̱TA̱NOM ( )

##### one o'clock PM

    tswam jring A̱TA̱NOM ( )

##### two o'clock PM

    tswam swa A̱TA̱NOM ( )

##### midnight
#### Duration
##### _____ minute(s)

    minti _____ ( )

##### _____ hour(s)

    awa _____ ( )

##### _____ day(s)

    nom _____ ( )

##### _____ week(s)

    sati _____ ( )

##### _____ month(s)

    hywan _____ ( )

##### _____ year(s)

    a̱rya _____ ( )

#### Days
##### today

    ka̱pfun ( )

##### yesterday

    ryu ( )

##### tomorrow

    ka̱ntson ( )

##### this week

    sati ani ( )

##### next week

    sati cong bai ( )

##### Sunday

    Ka̱tuk Ladi ( )

##### Monday

    Ka̱tuk A̱ta̱nii ( )

##### Friday

    Ka̱tuk Juma ( )

##### Saturday

    Ka̱tuk A̱sa̱ba̱t ( )

#### Months
##### January

    Hywan Yring ( )

##### February

    Hywan Hwa ( )

##### March

    Hywan Tat ( )

##### April

    Hywan Naai ( )

##### May

    Hywan Pfon ( )

##### June

    Hywan A̱kitat ( )

##### July

    Hywan A̱tiyring ( )

##### August

    Hywan A̱ninai ( )

##### September

    Hywan A̱kumbuyring ( )

##### October

    Hywan Swak ( )

##### November

    Hywan Swak ba̱ Yring ( )

##### December

    Hywan Swak ba̱ Hwa ( )

#### Writing time and date
### Colors
#### black

    a̱dindying ( )

#### white

    a̱sai ( )

#### red

    a̱shong ( )

#### brown
### Transportation
#### Directions
##### How do I get to _____ ?
##### north

    ka̱za ( )

##### south

    ka̱tak ( )

##### west

    ka̱jenshring ( )

##### uphill

    ka̱zantsok ( )

##### downhill

    ka̱takntsok ( )