Kamwe
Kamwe is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Kamwe (also spelt Kamue) natively known as Vecemwe is a Chadic language native to Adamawa State and Borno State of Nigeria as well as to North-Western Cameroon.
In Nigeria, about 80 percent of the Kamwe people are found in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. They are also found in Mubi North, Hong, Gombi, Song and Madagali local governments in Adamawa State. The Kamwe people are also found in Borno State, especially in Askira/Uba and Gwoza local government areas
Blench (2019) lists Mukta of Mukta village, Adamawa State as part of the Kamwe cluster.
From Wikipedia · Kamwe language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kamwe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndu* | |
| name | Lti* | |
| eye | co* | |
| ear | L3m3* | |
| nose | Ci* | |
| tooth | L3n3w* | |
| tongue | ane* | |
| blood | mimi* | |
| bone | giLu* | |
| skin | pta* | |
| knee | g3Sini* | |
| breast | gwa* | |
| liver | wno* | |
| water | yimi | |
| fire | uxu* | |
| sun | viCi* | |
| star | LaLurgwa* | |
| stone | p3rE* | |
| mountain | xumo* | |
| tree | fwo* | |
| leaf | Ltibili* | |
| night | v3li* | |
| dog | k3rE* | |
| fish | k3l3po* | |
| louse | jangare* | |
| one | paL3w* | |
| two | bwogu* | |
| drink | suxu* | |
| see | niyo* | |
| hear | f3du* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- HyaAfro-Asiatic35% alike
- BanaAfro-Asiatic31% alike
- Kirya-KonzelAfro-Asiatic27% alike
- NggwahyiAfro-Asiatic22% alike
- Marghi CentralAfro-Asiatic21% alike
- Marghi SouthAfro-Asiatic21% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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