Bafaw-Balong
Bafaw-Balong is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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Bafaw-Balong is a Bantu language of Cameroon. There are two divergent varieties, Fo’ (Bafaw, Bafo, Bafowu, Afo, Nho, Lefo’) and Long (Balong, Balon, Balung, Nlong, Valongi, Bayi, Bai), which are sometimes considered distinct languages.
The Bafaw and Balong people are two of several who call themselves Ngoe as they share a legendary origin with speakers of the Ngoe languages, but their language is not part of that group.
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Words in Bafaw-Balong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mo7* | |
| name | in* | |
| eye | i7* | |
| ear | tui* | |
| nose | dui* | |
| tooth | soN* | |
| tongue | y3m* | |
| hand | kE* | |
| blood | ki* | |
| bone | fi7* | |
| skin | Ngo* | |
| knee | boN* | |
| breast | be* | |
| liver | bE* | |
| water | de7* | |
| fire | mui* | |
| sun | dulu* | |
| star | titi7* | |
| stone | lE* | |
| mountain | ku* | |
| tree | E* | |
| leaf | yE* | |
| night | du* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | Sue* | |
| louse | 5e* | |
| one | po7* | |
| two | bE* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | w3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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