Denya
Denya is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Denyang is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon Manyu languages (of the Anyang tribe). It is spoken by five main clans: Ayang, Baku, Betieku, Bantah, Awanchi, they are divergent enough to perhaps be considered separate languages.
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Words in Denya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mu* | |
| name | yu* | |
| eye | yi* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | 5e* | |
| tooth | 5EnE* | |
| tongue | n3m3* | |
| blood | no* | |
| bone | go* | |
| skin | komie* | |
| breast | nEmbe* | |
| liver | ki* | |
| water | mànǎ | |
| fire | we* | |
| sun | me7* | |
| star | mbe* | |
| stone | ta* | |
| tree | no* | |
| leaf | gia* | |
| night | tu* | |
| dog | mie* | |
| fish | Su* | |
| louse | bi* | |
| one | ma7* | |
| two | pa* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | wu* | |
| we | si* | |
| drink | 5u* | |
| see | gie* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KendemAtlantic-Congo59% alike
- KenyangAtlantic-Congo31% alike
- MbeAtlantic-Congo21% alike
- Gbaya-BozoumAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- Nda'nda'Atlantic-Congo13% alike
- Western MambilaAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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