Kutep
Kutep is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Kuteb (also known as Kutep, Ati, Kutev, Mbarike) is a Benue–Congo language. The Kuteb people mostly live in the southern part of Taraba State in Nigeria, with a thousand-or-so speakers across the border in Cameroon. In Nigeria, it is spoken mostly in Takum and Ussa LGAs, and Yangtu SDA, Taraba State.
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Words in Kutep
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nde* | |
| name | 5i* | |
| ear | toN* | |
| nose | wen* | |
| tooth | 5i* | |
| tongue | zaen* | |
| blood | 5iN* | |
| bone | kub* | |
| skin | pwa* | |
| water | mbi* | |
| fire | rwa* | |
| star | titaen* | |
| stone | txom* | |
| mountain | kwen* | |
| tree | tukun* | |
| leaf | ciN* | |
| dog | pxu* | |
| fish | wag* | |
| louse | som* | |
| one | nzo* | |
| two | faen* | |
| I | ame* | |
| you | afu* | |
| we | ati* | |
| drink | Nwa* | |
| see | nuN* | |
| die | Twu* | |
| come | ba* | |
| path | faNo* | |
| new | tiSe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Jukun TakumAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- NgambayCentral Sudanic89% alike
- Western ChamAustronesian88% alike
- LijiliAtlantic-Congo88% alike
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoAtlantic-Congo87% alike
- KimAtlantic-Congo87% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · kute1248 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kub