Beng
Beng is a Mande language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire.
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Beng or Ben is a Mande language of Ivory Coast. The Ngen dialect, perhaps a closely related language, is spelled various ways, including Gan, Ngain, Ngan, Ngen, Ngin, and Nguin.
Paperno describes Beng and Gbin as two primary branches of Southern Mande.
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Words in Beng
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | alamadeN* | |
| name | to* | |
| eye | Ta* | |
| ear | ma* | |
| nose | 5e* | |
| tooth | so* | |
| tongue | nanaN* | |
| hand | ku* | |
| blood | waN* | |
| bone | wele* | |
| skin | Ti* | |
| knee | kwo* | |
| breast | 5o* | |
| liver | bloN* | |
| water | yí | |
| fire | sie* | |
| sun | yigwye* | |
| star | moleN* | |
| stone | gle* | |
| mountain | deN* | |
| tree | yiri* | |
| leaf | lana* | |
| night | yiru* | |
| dog | jeN* | |
| fish | ziN* | |
| louse | tete* | |
| one | do* | |
| two | plaN* | |
| I | Na* | |
| you | ka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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