Mofu-Gudur
Mofu-Gudur is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon.
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Mofu-Gudur, or South Mofu, is a Chadic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects are Dimeo, Gudur, Massagal, Mokong, Njeleng, and Zidim.
Mofu-Gudur is spoken in the massifs south of the Tsanaga River as far as Mayo-Louti (Mokong and Mofou cantons of Mokolo commune, Mayo-Tsanaga department, and Gawaza commune, Diamaré department, in the Far North Region) by 60,000 speakers.
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Words in Mofu-Gudur
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndawdaba* | |
| name | mez3ley* | |
| eye | dey* | |
| ear | L3may* | |
| nose | heter* | |
| tooth | Ler* | |
| tongue | 73rne* | |
| hand | har* | |
| blood | mambaz* | |
| bone | teteL* | |
| skin | ambal* | |
| knee | mereNgwes* | |
| breast | dadak* | |
| liver | mevel* | |
| water | yam | |
| fire | awaw* | |
| sun | pas* | |
| star | wurLa* | |
| stone | aNgwa* | |
| mountain | aNgwa* | |
| tree | wudez* | |
| leaf | gwaLaf* | |
| night | tavad* | |
| dog | g3dey* | |
| fish | awet* | |
| louse | tende* | |
| one | pal* | |
| two | Cew* | |
| I | ya* | |
| you | ka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- North MofuAfro-Asiatic45% alike
- CuvokAfro-Asiatic35% alike
- North GizigaAfro-Asiatic34% alike
- MolokoAfro-Asiatic25% alike
- MafaAfro-Asiatic22% alike
- MefeleAfro-Asiatic20% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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