Akum
Akum is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Akum is a Plateau language of Cameroon and across the border in Nigeria, where it is known as Shibong.
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Words in Akum
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | iNgyer3* | |
| name | idzi* | |
| eye | iyi* | |
| ear | otoN* | |
| nose | iwE* | |
| tooth | idzi* | |
| tongue | umyam* | |
| hand | ogbwo* | |
| blood | ay3N* | |
| bone | ok3p* | |
| skin | ukpwa53N* | |
| breast | imwE* | |
| water | amwi* | |
| fire | ula* | |
| sun | osoro* | |
| tree | uki* | |
| leaf | amwa* | |
| night | okw3taN* | |
| dog | egburu* | |
| fish | ikya* | |
| louse | ila* | |
| one | ayi* | |
| two | af3N* | |
| I | eyi* | |
| you | uwi* | |
| we | i* | |
| drink | mwa* | |
| see | nd3r3* | |
| hear | wo* | |
| die | ukpu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · akum1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · aku