Karon
Karon is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Senegal and Gambia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Karon or Kalɔɔn language is an endangered language of Senegal and Gambia. It belongs to the Bak branch of the Niger–Congo language family, and is particularly closely related to the Mlomp language.
Karon is spoken in a coastal area north of the mouth of the Casamance River. A person is called alɔɔn in the language, and speakers refer to their own language as kägup kɔlɔɔnay.
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Words in Karon
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | an* | |
| name | Caw* | |
| eye | Cin* | |
| ear | nu* | |
| nose | nu* | |
| tooth | k3NiN* | |
| tongue | leluf* | |
| hand | pEs* | |
| blood | sim* | |
| bone | CEC* | |
| skin | fon* | |
| knee | Cun* | |
| breast | in* | |
| liver | i5* | |
| water | man* | |
| fire | Emak* | |
| sun | nak* | |
| star | CaNaN* | |
| stone | n3nkin* | |
| tree | nun* | |
| leaf | hatal* | |
| night | n3nt* | |
| dog | yEn* | |
| fish | yon* | |
| louse | mus* | |
| one | yonol* | |
| two | sub3* | |
| I | inCe* | |
| you | awE* | |
| we | uni* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · karo1294 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · krx