Baldamu
Baldamu was an Afro-Asiatic language once spoken in Cameroon.
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Baldemu, or Mbazlam, is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Baldemu is spoken in Bogo commune, Diamaré department, Far North Region by only 5 speakers as of 2012. Speakers have been shifting to Fulfulde.
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Words in Baldamu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ŋgǎsā | |
| name | dina* | |
| eye | diso* | |
| ear | dito* | |
| nose | do* | |
| hand | dikonco* | |
| blood | makia* | |
| bone | eyese* | |
| skin | ekobo* | |
| knee | dibongo* | |
| breast | bokanga* | |
| liver | dibE* | |
| water | yàmàsí' | |
| fire | moa* | |
| sun | molEngi* | |
| star | tEtEdi* | |
| stone | bolale* | |
| mountain | mokoli* | |
| tree | bole* | |
| leaf | eca* | |
| night | bulu* | |
| dog | mgba* | |
| fish | ndondi* | |
| louse | 5ia* | |
| two | bE* | |
| I | mba* | |
| you | o* | |
| drink | Na* | |
| die | wa* | |
| come | iya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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