Mbedam
Mbedam is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon.
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Mbudum or Mbədam is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon in Far North Province.
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Words in Mbedam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hed3gnak* | |
| name | miya7* | |
| eye | nje7* | |
| ear | L3m* | |
| nose | nCor* | |
| tooth | ndeN* | |
| tongue | ganad* | |
| hand | ndra* | |
| blood | m3mbaz* | |
| bone | k3dNg3L* | |
| skin | bukula* | |
| knee | malakw* | |
| breast | wa7* | |
| water | yəm | |
| fire | kahaw* | |
| sun | p3s* | |
| mountain | kwadahw* | |
| tree | ompay* | |
| leaf | veded* | |
| night | njadu* | |
| dog | haza* | |
| fish | kelef* | |
| louse | beberem* | |
| one | m3tad* | |
| two | b3k* | |
| I | sa* | |
| you | hwa* | |
| we | nakwa* | |
| drink | so* | |
| see | g3rew* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BuwalAfro-Asiatic43% alike
- Mina (Cameroon)Afro-Asiatic38% alike
- MazagwayAfro-Asiatic30% alike
- DabaAfro-Asiatic29% alike
- Mofu-GudurAfro-Asiatic16% alike
- PutaiAfro-Asiatic15% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · mbed1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · xmd