Kamo
Kamo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 20 thousand people.
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Kamo (Ma, Nyii Ma) is a Savannas language of Gombe State, eastern Nigeria. Their original settlement was on Kamo Hill, but it was abandoned as the speakers gradually moved down into the plains during the 20th century.
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Words in Kamo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | d3rE* | |
| name | din* | |
| eye | nuNe* | |
| ear | kumo* | |
| nose | Tor* | |
| tooth | nugun* | |
| tongue | ben* | |
| hand | kwEgE* | |
| blood | tum* | |
| bone | kubu* | |
| skin | tiye* | |
| knee | dun* | |
| breast | yir* | |
| liver | lEbdir* | |
| water | mwE* | |
| fire | sule* | |
| sun | forE* | |
| star | bEbi* | |
| stone | tyEr* | |
| mountain | baN* | |
| tree | nyaNla* | |
| leaf | login* | |
| night | fEdE* | |
| dog | yargE* | |
| fish | SiNE* | |
| louse | Sangar* | |
| one | din* | |
| two | rap* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | mu* |
* 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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