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Kendem

Kendem is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Kendem · 5.8°N 9.6°E

Kendem, or Bokwa-Kendem, is a minor Southern Bantoid language of the Mamfe family. It is spoken in three villages in Cameroon, Kendem, Kekpoti and Bokwa.

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Words in Kendem

MeaningWordRomanization
personmu*
name5En*
eye5e*
eartu*
noseNon*
tooth5Ene*
tongueliN*
bloodnoN*
bonegoh*
skinmie*
breastbe*
liversaN*
wateranáʔ
firewe*
sunmwh*
starbi*
stoneta*
treeno7*
leafgia*
nighttu*
dogmie*
fishsu*
lousebin*
oneza7*
twopa*
Im3*
youwo*
weEsi*
drink5u*
seegye*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • DenyaAtlantic-Congo59% alike
  • KenyangAtlantic-Congo35% alike
  • MbeAtlantic-Congo23% alike
  • BekwilAtlantic-Congo16% alike
  • Nda'nda'Atlantic-Congo16% alike
  • GyeleAtlantic-Congo15% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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