Gidar
Gidar is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon and Chad.
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Gidar (Gidder), or Kaɗa, is a Biu–Mandara (Chadic) language of Cameroon and Chad.
Gedar is spoken from Guider to the Chadian border in the Far North Region of Cameroon, in Mayo-Kani Department (arrondissements of Kaélé and Moutourwa), and in the North Region, Mayo-Louti Department. Baynawa means "my friend" in the Gedar language, and this name is what some people use for the Gedar (ALCAM 1983).
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Words in Gidar
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ɗák | |
| person | d3f* | |
| name | iya* | |
| eye | ara* | |
| ear | l3ma* | |
| nose | miNkin* | |
| hand | va* | |
| bone | leNleN* | |
| skin | g3ba* | |
| knee | takpra* | |
| breast | makra* | |
| water | ìnkílè | |
| fire | ofo* | |
| sun | paya* | |
| star | t3N* | |
| tree | manwaya* | |
| night | d3fd3* | |
| dog | kra* | |
| one | taka* | |
| two | sula* | |
| I | n3* | |
| you | k3* | |
| we | m3* | |
| drink | 3sa* | |
| see | ula* | |
| hear | p3rm* | |
| die | mta* | |
| come | 3za* | |
| new | d3fda* |
* 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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