Kenyang
Kenyang is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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Kenyang (Nyang, Banyang, Manyang) is the most spoken language of the Mamfe language group. It is spoken in the Manyu and Meme departments of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Kenyang speakers in Cameroon are known as Bayangi (Bayangui) people and are called Bayangi (Bayangui).
There are three main dialects of Kenyang: Lower Kenyang, spoken in Eyumojock and Mamfe Central subdivisions, Upper Kenyang, spoken in Upper Bayang subdivision and Kitwii, spoken in Meme department. The Upper Kenyang and Lower Kenyang dialects are more closely related to each other than to Kitwii. Variant names of Kitwii include, Kicwe, Twii, Bakoni, Northern Balong, Upper Balong and Manyeman.
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Words in Kenyang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mu* | |
| name | 5En* | |
| eye | 5EsE* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | 5wEn* | |
| tooth | 5En* | |
| tongue | r3* | |
| hand | awo* | |
| blood | noN* | |
| bone | xEp* | |
| skin | kwop* | |
| knee | nEn* | |
| breast | nEbh3* | |
| liver | ThEn* | |
| water | manyɛp | |
| fire | go* | |
| sun | mok* | |
| star | mbe* | |
| stone | tay* | |
| mountain | nTyE* | |
| tree | nok* | |
| leaf | ye* | |
| night | ti* | |
| dog | mu* | |
| fish | si* | |
| louse | tabini* | |
| one | mot* | |
| two | pay* | |
| drink | 5u* | |
| see | yiN3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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