Mbara (Chad)
Mbara (Chad) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Chad. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mbara is an endangered Chadic (Biu–Mandara) language of Chad.
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Words in Mbara (Chad)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | diya* | |
| name | Lim* | |
| eye | re* | |
| ear | Lumo* | |
| nose | sungoy* | |
| tooth | siN* | |
| tongue | naLay* | |
| hand | se* | |
| blood | fal* | |
| bone | NgiL* | |
| skin | sad* | |
| knee | muguri* | |
| breast | dumo* | |
| liver | tataday* | |
| water | 7am* | |
| fire | hu* | |
| sun | futay* | |
| star | miLer* | |
| stone | goNlos* | |
| mountain | puNli* | |
| tree | luN* | |
| leaf | muLubak* | |
| night | dividay* | |
| dog | tudu* | |
| fish | sugunay* | |
| louse | Ngirsa* | |
| one | dow* | |
| two | mok* | |
| I | nda* | |
| you | nduku* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Kare (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo84% alike
- BudumaAfro-Asiatic83% alike
- Bura-PabirAfro-Asiatic83% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo82% alike
- MazagwayAfro-Asiatic82% alike
- TeraAfro-Asiatic82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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