Bakaka
Bakaka is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Manenguba languages, also known as the Mbo cluster, are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken on and around the Manenguba mountain range in south-western Cameroon.
The people speaking the various Manenguba languages belong to the following tribes or nations: Mienge, Mbo,
Basossi, Bakossi, Elung, Nninong, Mousmenam, Manengouba, Bareko, Manehas, Bakaka, Balondo, Babong and Bafun. The population speaking the Manenguba languages was estimated in 1984 to be about 230,000 people.
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Words in Bakaka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mot* | |
| name | in* | |
| eye | it* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | dyo* | |
| tooth | suN* | |
| tongue | jEm* | |
| hand | ka* | |
| blood | ki* | |
| bone | het* | |
| skin | koko* | |
| knee | boboN* | |
| breast | bE* | |
| liver | baya* | |
| water | ndib* | |
| fire | mu* | |
| sun | 5a* | |
| star | tEtE* | |
| stone | ya* | |
| mountain | kot* | |
| tree | e* | |
| leaf | a* | |
| night | ko* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | ndon* | |
| louse | tid* | |
| one | pok* | |
| two | ba* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | wE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AkooseAtlantic-Congo47% alike
- Mbo (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo45% alike
- BassossiAtlantic-Congo41% alike
- Bafaw-BalongAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- NkonghoAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- Eton-MengisaAtlantic-Congo29% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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