Limbum
Limbum is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Limbum is a Grassfields language of Cameroon, with a small number of speakers in Nigeria. It is used as a trade language by some, but is primarily the mother tongue of the Wimbum people, who live in Donga-Mantung division of the Northwest Region, at the top of the Ring Road.
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Words in Limbum
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Nwe* | |
| name | rl3u* | |
| eye | rlz3r* | |
| ear | tu7* | |
| nose | nSwi5v3* | |
| tooth | rsoN* | |
| tongue | rli* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | le* | |
| bone | v3b* | |
| skin | ngub* | |
| breast | rbi* | |
| liver | manti* | |
| water | m3b* | |
| fire | mor* | |
| sun | 5vu* | |
| star | rkaNs3* | |
| stone | lur* | |
| tree | Ci* | |
| leaf | fu* | |
| night | tf37* | |
| dog | ngwi* | |
| fish | nSa* | |
| louse | C3r* | |
| one | mo7s3r* | |
| two | ba* | |
| you | we* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | ye* | |
| hear | yu7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · limb1268 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · lmp