Dama (Cameroon)
Dama (Cameroon) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Words in Dama (Cameroon)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | war* | |
| eye | nodi* | |
| ear | suki* | |
| nose | pai* | |
| tooth | sangi* | |
| tongue | rem* | |
| hand | ndodi* | |
| blood | Cemi* | |
| bone | hungi* | |
| skin | hoki* | |
| knee | goni* | |
| breast | wani* | |
| liver | njiri* | |
| sun | Ci* | |
| star | ru7i* | |
| stone | asali* | |
| mountain | k3i* | |
| tree | kp3ki* | |
| leaf | gai* | |
| night | sungi* | |
| dog | gai* | |
| fish | Ce* | |
| one | mbo* | |
| two | sida* | |
| drink | njo* | |
| see | ko* | |
| die | hu* | |
| come | gi* | |
| full | mba7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NdaiAtlantic-Congo59% alike
- Pam (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo51% alike
- NzakambayAtlantic-Congo41% alike
- KuoAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- KarangAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- Mono (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.