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Ebrié

Ebrié is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire.

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Ebrié · 5.4°N 4.0°W

Ebrié, or Cama (Caman, Kyama, Tchaman, Tsama, Tyama), is spoken by the Tchaman people in Ivory Coast and Ghana. It is a Potou language of the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family of languages.

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Words in Ebrié

MeaningWordRomanization
personlepha*
nameEhE*
eyeEmEbi*
earEjE*
noseEfo*
toothEno*
tonguealE*
handEgbathe*
bloodEka*
boneEChwe*
skinahro*
kneeEtrahE*
breastE5E*
liverabwe*
waterɛ́d̃ù
fireatE*
sunE5oka*
starpEmwe*
stoneabu*
treeaya*
leafEbi*
nightEmreCi*
doggba*
fishaCo*
louseCho*
onebE*
twomo*
drinkna*
seewu*
hearye*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • MbatoAtlantic-Congo33% alike
  • GinyangaAtlantic-Congo13% alike
  • BaouléAtlantic-Congo13% alike
  • DompoAtlantic-Congo12% alike
  • GaAtlantic-Congo12% alike
  • SiwuAtlantic-Congo12% alike

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

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