Menka
Menka is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Menka is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. Other names include Mamwoh and Wando Bando. It is spoken by an estimated 5,200 people.
From Wikipedia · Menka language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Menka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wEt* | |
| name | kumu* | |
| eye | Si* | |
| ear | toNno* | |
| nose | zwi* | |
| tooth | soN* | |
| tongue | lEmi* | |
| hand | bu* | |
| blood | Nkn* | |
| bone | vu* | |
| skin | jwEp* | |
| breast | boN* | |
| water | mwá | |
| fire | vit* | |
| sun | Npum* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | furu* | |
| night | jup* | |
| dog | bu* | |
| fish | Su* | |
| louse | sa* | |
| one | abiN* | |
| two | ofe* | |
| drink | Nwo* | |
| see | bwa* | |
| hear | Zu* | |
| die | ifu* | |
| come | za* | |
| path | Takugi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · menk1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mea