Makaa
Makaa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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Makaa (Maka), or South Makaa, is a Bantu language of Cameroon. It is not intelligible with the other language spoken by the Makaa people, North Makaa.
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Words in Makaa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | muda | |
| person | mut* | |
| name | ntan* | |
| eye | Tus* | |
| nose | Tu* | |
| tooth | Ta* | |
| tongue | Tum* | |
| hand | mbwa* | |
| blood | maTi* | |
| bone | yas3* | |
| skin | bundu* | |
| knee | bwoN* | |
| breast | b3l* | |
| water | m3Tiwo* | |
| fire | Tu* | |
| sun | Twow* | |
| star | aTEnTEni* | |
| mountain | mb3N* | |
| tree | le* | |
| leaf | ka* | |
| dog | mpye* | |
| fish | Su* | |
| louse | 5oNgu* | |
| I | m3* | |
| you | wo* | |
| we | s3* | |
| drink | Ngul* | |
| see | d3g* | |
| hear | gwag* | |
| die | sal* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- BaloboAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- Kele-FomaAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- Congo SwahiliAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- BekwilAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- LobalaAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- Motembo-KundaAtlantic-Congo90% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · maka1304 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mcp