Kpasam
Kpasam is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Kpasam (Kpasham; Nyesam) is an Adamawa language of Demsa LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
The speakers refer to their language as Nyesam [ɲé sàm], their ethnic group as Isam [ísàm], and their territory as Asam [ásàm]. The Nyesam language is spoken in the villages of Kpasham, Dakli, and Dem.
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Words in Kpasam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ṇswêɛ̂ | |
| person | w3n* | |
| name | n3N* | |
| eye | nuE* | |
| ear | waswe* | |
| nose | 5EswE* | |
| tooth | sibi* | |
| tongue | Nwole* | |
| blood | midwine* | |
| bone | kubi* | |
| skin | kwapmene* | |
| knee | d3n3Nem* | |
| breast | NwE* | |
| liver | nine* | |
| water | mí | |
| fire | la* | |
| sun | lwi* | |
| star | zasuNe* | |
| stone | tale* | |
| mountain | go* | |
| tree | si* | |
| leaf | wale* | |
| night | zinaN* | |
| dog | b3za* | |
| fish | di* | |
| one | bini* | |
| two | iyE* | |
| I | am* | |
| we | aro* | |
| drink | Nu* |
* 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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