Kera
Kera is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon and Chad.
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Kera is an East Chadic language spoken by 45,000 people in Southwest Chad and 6,000 people in North Cameroon.
It was called "Tuburi" by Joseph Greenberg, a name shared with Tupuri.
In Cameroon, Kera is spoken by small, isolated and scattered groups in the southern departments of Mayo-Danay (Wina commune) and Diamaré (Ndoukoula district) in the Far North Region. It is mainly spoken in Chad. In Cameroon, the main group is near the border, south of Viri. There are about 6,000 speakers in Cameroon.
From Wikipedia · Kera language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kera
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | sam* | |
| eye | d3r* | |
| ear | kosoN* | |
| nose | nin3* | |
| tooth | k3s3N* | |
| tongue | k3s3l* | |
| hand | kasi* | |
| blood | kor* | |
| bone | k3sk3N* | |
| skin | tir3* | |
| knee | g3g3r* | |
| breast | gaw* | |
| liver | salde* | |
| water | kan | |
| fire | Cewa* | |
| sun | C3wa* | |
| star | seska* | |
| stone | p3rki* | |
| mountain | p3rki* | |
| tree | k3paN* | |
| leaf | kosn3k3paN* | |
| night | hi* | |
| dog | koya* | |
| fish | aska* | |
| one | m3na* | |
| two | basi* | |
| I | ten* | |
| you | te* | |
| we | aN* | |
| drink | se* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Geser-GoromAustronesian85% alike
- MigaamaAfro-Asiatic85% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo82% alike
- Mbara (Chad)Afro-Asiatic81% alike
- MwaghavulAfro-Asiatic81% alike
- MundangAtlantic-Congo80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kera1255 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ker