Mingang Doso
Mingang Doso is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Munga Doso (Məŋgáŋ Dosó) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. It is one of over 500 indigenous languages of that country. As of 1992, the approximate number of Munga Doso speakers was 7,500 (this should not be taken as the current population of Munga Doso). The residents of those speakers are found in Taraba State along the environs of Karim-Lamido LGA Headquarters of Taraba State, before Jen on the eastern side close to the Benue River. The Munga doso settlement is located at approximately 9°19′N and 11°20′E between Karim Lamido town and Jen.
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Words in Mingang Doso
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yiv3* | |
| name | diyiN* | |
| eye | n3N* | |
| ear | CwiCwi* | |
| nose | dwi* | |
| tooth | di* | |
| tongue | l3yEm* | |
| hand | na* | |
| blood | nyi* | |
| bone | kuku3* | |
| skin | cw3* | |
| knee | dw3N* | |
| breast | mi* | |
| liver | nini* | |
| water | m3N* | |
| fire | dwa* | |
| sun | fi* | |
| star | c3N* | |
| stone | tei* | |
| mountain | tei* | |
| tree | k3* | |
| leaf | y3N* | |
| night | d3Nvi* | |
| dog | jidwa* | |
| fish | y3N* | |
| one | c3N* | |
| two | n37iu* | |
| I | n* | |
| you | m3* | |
| we | b3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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