Mbo (Cameroon)
Mbo (Cameroon) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon, by about 70 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Manenguba languages, also known as the Mbo cluster, are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken on and around the Manenguba mountain range in south-western Cameroon.
The people speaking the various Manenguba languages belong to the following tribes or nations: Mienge, Mbo,
Basossi, Bakossi, Elung, Nninong, Mousmenam, Manengouba, Bareko, Manehas, Bakaka, Balondo, Babong and Bafun. The population speaking the Manenguba languages was estimated in 1984 to be about 230,000 people.
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Words in Mbo (Cameroon)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | moyoN* | |
| name | 3n* | |
| eye | i7* | |
| ear | te* | |
| nose | dye* | |
| tooth | soN* | |
| tongue | j3m* | |
| hand | k3* | |
| blood | ki* | |
| bone | he7* | |
| skin | ke7y3l* | |
| knee | boN3ke* | |
| breast | bE* | |
| liver | b3* | |
| water | di* | |
| fire | mu* | |
| sun | ye* | |
| star | y3l* | |
| stone | l3* | |
| mountain | ke* | |
| tree | el* | |
| leaf | E* | |
| night | ke* | |
| dog | mbw3* | |
| fish | sie* | |
| louse | ti* | |
| one | po7* | |
| two | bE* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | w3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- MokpweAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- OsamayiAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- OrokoAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- NyankoleAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- Mbere-MbambaAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- Eastern KikongoAtlantic-Congo89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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