Ghomala
Ghɔmálá’
Ghomala is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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Ghomala or Ghɔmáláʼ is a major Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon, originally in the following departments of the West region:
Mifi, Koung-Khi and Hauts-Plateaux: most of the three departments (except extreme south and except pockets in the north and west)
Menoua: east of the department
From Wikipedia · Ghomalaʼ language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ghomala
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mo* | |
| name | co* | |
| eye | c37* | |
| ear | taN* | |
| nose | c3* | |
| tooth | suN* | |
| tongue | l3m* | |
| hand | pu* | |
| blood | mTye* | |
| bone | kwE* | |
| skin | gwopno* | |
| knee | kwit3* | |
| breast | p33* | |
| liver | bi* | |
| water | shyə | |
| fire | mok3* | |
| sun | nam* | |
| star | sE* | |
| stone | gw37* | |
| mountain | kuN* | |
| tree | t3* | |
| leaf | hw3* | |
| night | c373* | |
| dog | bv3* | |
| fish | bapgu* | |
| louse | So* | |
| one | mu7* | |
| two | p33* | |
| hundred | ŋkhə | |
| drink | nw3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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