Merey
Merey is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon.
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Merey is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dugur is a dialect.
The Merey [meri] (10,000 speakers) live in the Méri massif, located immediately west of the town of Méri (Méri canton, Méri commune, Diamaré department, Far North region).
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Words in Merey
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndo* | |
| eye | ere* | |
| ear | zlem* | |
| nose | heter* | |
| hand | helay* | |
| blood | bambez* | |
| bone | metasi* | |
| skin | hezlay* | |
| knee | gurmets* | |
| liver | mevel* | |
| water | yam | |
| fire | akwa* | |
| sun | pat* | |
| star | bamta* | |
| stone | beleler* | |
| mountain | mahemba* | |
| tree | gerdaf* | |
| leaf | slambah* | |
| night | hevae* | |
| dog | kera* | |
| fish | kelef* | |
| one | nete* | |
| two | sulo* | |
| I | ne5* | |
| you | nekar* | |
| we | mehemaye* | |
| drink | sa* | |
| see | 5gat* | |
| hear | tsene* | |
| die | met* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Zulgo-GemzekAfro-Asiatic37% alike
- DugworAfro-Asiatic36% alike
- Mada (Cameroon)Afro-Asiatic28% alike
- MbukoAfro-Asiatic26% alike
- North GizigaAfro-Asiatic26% alike
- MolokoAfro-Asiatic24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · mere1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · meq