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Bum

Bum is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.

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Bum · 6.5°N 10.4°E

Bum is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.

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Words in Bum

MeaningWordRomanization
personwut*
namey3t*
eyesE*
eartuNlo*
nosealwi*
toothsoN*
tongueuTu*
handkpEn*
bloodluN*
bonewuf*
skingwu*
kneelwi*
breastxEn*
watermmo*
firewus*
sunTwi*
starnTEn*
stoneti*
mountainkun*
treekak*
leaffo*
nighttoko*
dogbo*
fishZi*
lousesaha*
onemok*
twobo*
drink5u*
seeyEn*
hearyu*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • KomAtlantic-Congo49% alike
  • OkuAtlantic-Congo44% alike
  • BabankiAtlantic-Congo32% alike
  • MmenAtlantic-Congo30% alike
  • AghemAtlantic-Congo28% alike
  • LaimbueAtlantic-Congo27% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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