Jimi (Cameroon)
Jimi (Cameroon) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Jimi (Djimi), also known as Jimjimən and 'Um Falin, is a Chadic language spoken in Cameroon in Far North Province on the Nigerian border in and around Bourrha. Dialects are Djimi, Jimo, Malabu, Wadi, and Zumo.
The Gude use the term Fali to refer to the Jimi, which means 'slave' in several languages of the area. It is also used to refer to other ethnic groups, such as the Fali of Mubi, Fali of Mucella, and Fali of Jilvu.
Jimjimén is spoken in Bourrha, Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region.
From Wikipedia · Jimi language (Cameroon) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Jimi (Cameroon)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | lim3n* | |
| eye | jin* | |
| ear | lim3n* | |
| nose | Sin3n* | |
| tooth | li53n* | |
| tongue | gyonon* | |
| hand | Cin* | |
| blood | idin3n* | |
| bone | il3n* | |
| skin | kuvu7un* | |
| breast | wan* | |
| water | ma7yin* | |
| fire | gun* | |
| sun | fit3n* | |
| tree | fun* | |
| leaf | ban* | |
| night | v3d3n* | |
| dog | x3ddan* | |
| fish | xirif3n* | |
| louse | TaNjara* | |
| one | tEn* | |
| two | bik3* | |
| drink | si* | |
| see | niNgan* | |
| hear | fi* | |
| die | mitE* | |
| come | Se* | |
| path | tav3n* |
* 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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