Mbum
Mbum is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon and Central African Republic.
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Mbum Proper (also Mboum, Buna, Mboumtiba and Wuna) is a Adamawa–Ubangi language of Central Africa. It is spoken by about 50,000 people in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
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Words in Mbum
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | njuk* | |
| eye | yar* | |
| ear | suk* | |
| nose | hok* | |
| tooth | sel* | |
| tongue | lima* | |
| hand | ndok* | |
| blood | sem* | |
| bone | huku* | |
| skin | NgaN* | |
| breast | haN* | |
| liver | lau* | |
| water | mbì | |
| fire | hora* | |
| sun | sesei* | |
| star | ru* | |
| stone | asau* | |
| mountain | sadolu* | |
| tree | kpu* | |
| leaf | godam* | |
| night | suN* | |
| dog | goi* | |
| fish | njui* | |
| louse | goNa* | |
| one | soN* | |
| two | doa* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | a* | |
| we | nari* | |
| drink | fejona* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KarangAtlantic-Congo53% alike
- NzakambayAtlantic-Congo52% alike
- KuoAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- Kare (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo36% alike
- NdaiAtlantic-Congo31% alike
- Dama (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo21% 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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