Karang
Karang is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon and Chad. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Karang language (also called Mbum East or Lakka) is an Mbum language of Cameroon and Chad.
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Words in Karang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nzuk* | |
| name | riN* | |
| eye | nun* | |
| ear | suk* | |
| nose | hok* | |
| tooth | sel* | |
| tongue | rim* | |
| hand | ndok* | |
| blood | sem* | |
| bone | huru* | |
| skin | hoko* | |
| knee | nzaktu* | |
| breast | selhaNa* | |
| liver | law* | |
| water | mbi* | |
| fire | horo* | |
| sun | se* | |
| star | nzaw* | |
| stone | kasaw* | |
| mountain | kasaw* | |
| tree | kpu* | |
| leaf | gay* | |
| night | suN* | |
| dog | gay* | |
| fish | nzuy* | |
| louse | goN* | |
| one | mbew* | |
| two | sede* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | mu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NzakambayAtlantic-Congo61% alike
- Kare (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo57% alike
- KuoAtlantic-Congo56% alike
- MbumAtlantic-Congo53% alike
- NdaiAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- Pam (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo39% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kara1478 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kzr