Isu (Menchum Division)
Isu (Menchum Division) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Isu (Essu) is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
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Words in Isu (Menchum Division)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | uwu* | |
| name | zEt* | |
| eye | s3* | |
| ear | tuNi* | |
| nose | wi* | |
| tooth | soN* | |
| tongue | nEm* | |
| hand | wo* | |
| blood | t3kuN* | |
| bone | v3p* | |
| skin | xu* | |
| knee | Nu* | |
| breast | xe* | |
| water | mwi* | |
| fire | vErE* | |
| sun | c3* | |
| star | sibot* | |
| stone | ngo7* | |
| tree | ka7* | |
| leaf | fu* | |
| night | noncugu* | |
| dog | bv3* | |
| fish | Ci* | |
| one | mo7* | |
| two | be* | |
| drink | mu* | |
| see | ko7o* | |
| hear | zu7* | |
| die | pfo* | |
| come | bu* |
* 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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