Lefa
Lefa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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The Faʼ language, Ləfaʼ (also Fak or Lefa), is one of the Bantu languages of Cameroon.
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Words in Lefa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mwot* | |
| name | di* | |
| eye | dit* | |
| ear | ti* | |
| nose | di* | |
| tooth | so* | |
| tongue | demak* | |
| blood | nbwap* | |
| bone | wop* | |
| skin | kwokwo* | |
| knee | do* | |
| breast | bye* | |
| liver | posok* | |
| water | m3ni* | |
| fire | du* | |
| sun | mwot* | |
| star | fyE* | |
| stone | ngok* | |
| mountain | don* | |
| tree | ntye* | |
| leaf | fyEn* | |
| night | tu* | |
| dog | mb3* | |
| fish | k3nsEn* | |
| louse | Ci* | |
| one | fok* | |
| two | bye* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | xE* | |
| hear | woi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BafiaAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- FangAtlantic-Congo25% alike
- Eton-MengisaAtlantic-Congo23% alike
- Nsiteu-Kwa'Atlantic-Congo23% alike
- Bafaw-BalongAtlantic-Congo22% alike
- BakakaAtlantic-Congo21% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · lefa1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · lfa