Kara (Central African Republic)
Kara (Central African Republic) is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Sudan and Central African Republic. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Fer language, also Dam Fer or Fertit, one of several languages called Kara ("Kara of Birao"), is a Central Sudanic language spoken by some five thousand people in the northern Central African Republic near the Sudanese and Chadian borders, in the region known as Dar Runga.
While the Ethnologue leaves it unclassified, it appears to be a Bongo–Bagirmi language within the Central Sudanic family (Lionel Bender, Pascal Boyeldieu); Roger Blench classifies "Fer" as Bagirmi, but "Kara of Birao" as one of the related Kara languages.
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Words in Kara (Central African Republic)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | rre* | |
| eye | kam* | |
| ear | nvi* | |
| nose | kumu* | |
| tooth | NaNa* | |
| tongue | ndje* | |
| hand | sony* | |
| blood | maNa* | |
| bone | nyoNo* | |
| skin | ndara* | |
| knee | kame7bulu* | |
| breast | kakuNu* | |
| water | mana* | |
| fire | hada* | |
| sun | kadja* | |
| star | nzoko* | |
| stone | kutu* | |
| mountain | kutu* | |
| tree | kaga* | |
| night | nondjo* | |
| dog | bisi* | |
| fish | kanza* | |
| one | kal* | |
| two | dju* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | si* | |
| we | zi* | |
| drink | kaya* | |
| see | ko* | |
| hear | ku* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Gula (Central African Republic)Central Sudanic35% alike
- FuruCentral Sudanic33% alike
- KulfaCentral Sudanic32% alike
- Sara Kaba DemeCentral Sudanic32% alike
- LutosCentral Sudanic32% alike
- DagbaCentral Sudanic30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kara1482 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kah