Bedik
Bedik is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Senegal. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bedik (Budik, endonym Ménik, Onik), also Banda, is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by traditional hunter-gatherers. Other names include Bande, Basari du Bandemba, Bedik, Budik, Manik, Münik, Onik, Tandanke, Tenda, Tendanke.
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Words in Bedik
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hal* | |
| name | yat* | |
| eye | ngus* | |
| ear | nof* | |
| nose | tyol* | |
| tooth | nyanga* | |
| tongue | dem* | |
| hand | ndyaf* | |
| blood | dyEl* | |
| bone | bEdy* | |
| skin | nar* | |
| knee | dokola* | |
| breast | bor* | |
| liver | dambEl* | |
| water | monge* | |
| fire | kudo* | |
| sun | nyal* | |
| star | kor* | |
| stone | gany* | |
| mountain | kom* | |
| tree | to* | |
| leaf | nyas* | |
| night | mud* | |
| dog | Nat* | |
| fish | kal* | |
| louse | karanga* | |
| one | diye* | |
| two | hi* | |
| I | xono* | |
| you | wudy* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Bassari-TandaAtlantic-Congo27% alike
- WameyAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- Jaad-BadyaraAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- BiafadaAtlantic-Congo12% alike
- PukurAtlantic-Congo11% alike
- AtsamAtlantic-Congo10% 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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