Eman
Eman is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Eman is a Tivoid language of Cameroon. The rather divergent dialects are Eman proper and Amanavil.
From Wikipedia · Eman language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Eman
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | yɑto | |
| person | to* | |
| name | kumu* | |
| eye | yili* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | yombo* | |
| tooth | go* | |
| tongue | gowElE* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | yoNgo* | |
| bone | ku* | |
| skin | ko* | |
| breast | banda* | |
| water | mɔlɔ | |
| fire | gulu* | |
| sun | iyo* | |
| tree | buto* | |
| leaf | wu* | |
| night | yimi* | |
| dog | bo* | |
| fish | lu* | |
| louse | Tulu* | |
| one | igino* | |
| two | biyali* | |
| drink | mwo* | |
| see | dE* | |
| hear | yoto* | |
| die | kpo* | |
| come | ba* | |
| path | zi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- CakaAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- EsimbiAtlantic-Congo34% alike
- Ipulo-OluluAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- AbanyomAtlantic-Congo21% alike
- Nde-Nsele-NtaAtlantic-Congo21% alike
- Donga MambilaAtlantic-Congo20% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · eman1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · emn