Bana
Bana is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon, by about 23 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bana is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects include Gamboura and Gili.
Bana is spoken in the canton of Guili, in the northern part of the commune of Bourrha (department of Mayo-Tsanaga, Far North Region). The speakers call their language koma kabana 'the language of the Bana'.
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Words in Bana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nd3* | |
| name | L3n* | |
| eye | m3c3* | |
| ear | L3m3* | |
| nose | kS3n* | |
| tooth | Lini* | |
| tongue | ghani* | |
| hand | d3v3* | |
| blood | mimi* | |
| bone | iL3* | |
| skin | h3ni* | |
| knee | Sini* | |
| breast | wa* | |
| water | yàm | |
| fire | ghw3* | |
| sun | v3Ti* | |
| star | sas3rkw3* | |
| stone | hakw3* | |
| mountain | d3lagwa* | |
| tree | f3* | |
| leaf | Ldiya* | |
| night | kw3Li* | |
| dog | k3ri* | |
| fish | k3lip3* | |
| louse | kaLikidi* | |
| two | bak3* | |
| you | agha* | |
| drink | sa* | |
| see | na* | |
| hear | fa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Kirya-KonzelAfro-Asiatic39% alike
- KamweAfro-Asiatic31% alike
- HyaAfro-Asiatic27% alike
- Vemgo-MabasAfro-Asiatic24% alike
- HdiAfro-Asiatic24% alike
- HubaAfro-Asiatic21% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · bana1305 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bcw