Kwanja
Kwanja is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Kwanja (Konja) is a Mambiloid language of Cameroon. Njanga (Nyanjang) is a distinct dialect.
From Wikipedia · Kwanja language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kwanja
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | woa* | |
| name | w3n* | |
| eye | 5ixwn* | |
| ear | to3* | |
| nose | 5on* | |
| tooth | 5en* | |
| tongue | n3m* | |
| hand | bi* | |
| blood | fwam* | |
| bone | kfwEr3* | |
| skin | pan* | |
| knee | nun* | |
| breast | ban* | |
| liver | t3m* | |
| water | nyùmù | |
| fire | wo* | |
| sun | 5aN* | |
| star | nTaw3* | |
| stone | t3n* | |
| mountain | Ng3N* | |
| tree | kwin* | |
| leaf | Tub3* | |
| night | T3im* | |
| dog | Ti* | |
| fish | 5ar* | |
| louse | yab3* | |
| one | man* | |
| two | fe* | |
| drink | ho* | |
| see | T3p* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Western MambilaAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- Donga MambilaAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- GaaAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- NooneAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- NjerepAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- NjenAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kwan1276 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · knp