Goundo
Goundo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Chad. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Goundo is a nearly extinct Adamawa language of Chad. It is one of the three members of the Kim languages group, together with Kim and Besme.
Today, only older adults speak the language, as many young people shifted to Kabalai and Nancere.
Ethnologue lists Goundo villages as Goundo-Bengli, Goundo-Nangom, and Goundo-Yila in Kélo and Lai subprefectures, Tandjilé Region.
From Wikipedia · Goundo language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Goundo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | n3b3gas3* | |
| name | yEmi* | |
| eye | nduru* | |
| ear | huba* | |
| nose | vwal* | |
| tooth | 5uar* | |
| tongue | dEl* | |
| hand | yugu* | |
| blood | Cum* | |
| bone | kal* | |
| skin | dama* | |
| knee | gul* | |
| breast | p3mi* | |
| water | mam* | |
| fire | wal* | |
| sun | g3b3* | |
| star | f3rw3* | |
| stone | ndEl* | |
| tree | ura* | |
| leaf | urawos3* | |
| night | Cudab3l* | |
| dog | guri* | |
| fish | Ciri* | |
| one | mundo* | |
| two | Ciro* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | mu* | |
| drink | ndro* | |
| see | gw3l* | |
| hear | togonu* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · goun1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · goy