Koshin
Koshin is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Koshin is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid language, but that has not been demonstrated to be a valid family.
"Koshin" is the name of the village the language is spoken in.
Koshin is most closely related to Bukwen.
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Words in Koshin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 3n* | |
| name | w3* | |
| eye | wi* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | w3N* | |
| tooth | w3n* | |
| tongue | l3m* | |
| hand | cEn* | |
| blood | fwo* | |
| bone | kwi* | |
| skin | gb3* | |
| breast | bEn* | |
| water | ndi | |
| fire | wi* | |
| sun | w3* | |
| tree | kp3n* | |
| leaf | w3n* | |
| night | tw3* | |
| dog | bi* | |
| fish | thum3* | |
| louse | dyi* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | fi* | |
| drink | mu* | |
| see | da* | |
| hear | wu* | |
| die | kp3* | |
| come | di* | |
| path | cEn* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Fang (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo31% alike
- Mundabli-MufuAtlantic-Congo31% alike
- MungbamAtlantic-Congo29% alike
- KemezungAtlantic-Congo22% alike
- AkaselemAtlantic-Congo18% alike
- EsimbiAtlantic-Congo17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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