Gengle-Kugama
Gengle-Kugama is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kugama, also known as Wam (Wã̀m) or Gengle, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. It is spoken in Mayo-Belwa and Fufore Local Government Areas of Adamawa State. It is classified within the Yendang group of the Adamawa language family.
Speakers refer to their language as ɲáː wàm. Kugama is an exonym that is often used by the speakers themselves when speaking in other languages, while Wã̀m is the name they use to refer to themselves.
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Words in Gengle-Kugama
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wEm* | |
| eye | no* | |
| ear | tua* | |
| nose | hwaN* | |
| tooth | rumaN* | |
| tongue | wim* | |
| hand | dimaNE* | |
| blood | adi* | |
| knee | ruN* | |
| breast | nyaN* | |
| water | me* | |
| sun | lu* | |
| stone | tabi* | |
| tree | aya* | |
| leaf | wari* | |
| night | daje* | |
| dog | ja* | |
| one | bini* | |
| two | kiri* | |
| path | dakpwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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