Mambai
Mambai is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon and Chad. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mambay (Mamgbay, Mangbai) is a Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad.
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Words in Mambai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | napwug3* | |
| name | yaX* | |
| eye | nino* | |
| ear | sugo* | |
| nose | Nwo* | |
| tooth | Zinu* | |
| tongue | narimnu* | |
| hand | dikSi3* | |
| blood | tu7bo* | |
| bone | hugo* | |
| skin | wog3* | |
| knee | kanaSi7nu* | |
| breast | kal3* | |
| water | bya | |
| fire | n3sy3* | |
| sun | gy3* | |
| star | r3Xn3* | |
| stone | so* | |
| tree | gbeg3* | |
| leaf | vas3* | |
| night | sumu* | |
| dog | vwa* | |
| fish | ki3X* | |
| one | bom* | |
| two | gbati* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | mu* | |
| drink | duri* | |
| see | kori* | |
| hear | l373ri* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KarangAtlantic-Congo18% alike
- Mono (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo17% alike
- Kare (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo16% alike
- Pam (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo14% alike
- KuoAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- MitukuAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Grammar
- Geser-GoromAustronesian88% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo85% alike
- HubaAfro-Asiatic84% alike
- PingelapeseAustronesian84% alike
- Lele (Papua New Guinea)Austronesian84% alike
- MündüAtlantic-Congo83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · mamb1294 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mcs