Bafanji

Bafanji is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.

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Bafanji · 5.8°N 10.5°E

The Fanji language, Chuufiè (chufieʼ), is a Grassfields Bantu language and the language of the Bafanji people in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. There are approximately 17,000 speakers. The language has a rich system of tonal morphology, including reduplication involving adjectives.

Bafanji speakers, who number 8,500, call their language Chuufi. It is spoken south of Ndop in Ngoketunjia Department, Northwest Region. It is closely related to Bamali, Mengambo, and Bambalang.

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Words in Bafanji

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	No*
name	li*
eye	li*
ear	to*
tongue	luN*
bone	kukwe*
breast	puN*
water	ŋki
fire	o*
tree	thu*
leaf	fuo*
night	thu*
dog	mbu*
I	ma*
you	o*
we	piE*
drink	niN*
see	nye*
hear	yo*
come	tuo*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

Bamali Bambalang Bamukumbit Bamenyam Bamunka Mengaka Kenswei Nsei Awing Babanki Mendankwe-Nkwen

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