Bafia
Bafia is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon, by about 60 thousand people.
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Bafia or Kpaʼ is a Bantu language spoken by 70,000 Bafia people in Cameroon according to 2005 figures. It is used in the Bafia subdivision of the Mbam and Inoubou Division in Center Province in southwestern Cameroon. Speakers refer to the language as Rɨkpaʼ and to themselves as Ɓəkpaʼ (Bekpak).
Pey (Rɨpeʔ) is sometimes counted as a dialect but is quite different and may instead be a variety of Kaalong.
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Words in Bafia
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | um* | |
| name | i* | |
| eye | is* | |
| ear | re* | |
| nose | ol* | |
| tooth | in* | |
| tongue | lEma* | |
| hand | a7* | |
| blood | buap* | |
| bone | wop* | |
| skin | koko* | |
| knee | du* | |
| breast | Elu* | |
| liver | kom* | |
| water | nu* | |
| fire | u* | |
| sun | Nuos* | |
| star | Ei* | |
| stone | go* | |
| mountain | don* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | En* | |
| night | ru* | |
| dog | bu* | |
| fish | zEn* | |
| louse | el* | |
| one | fo* | |
| two | bE* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | xEn* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- LefaAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- Eton-MengisaAtlantic-Congo25% alike
- BasaaAtlantic-Congo22% alike
- Lele (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo20% alike
- BomitabaAtlantic-Congo19% alike
- EwondoAtlantic-Congo19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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