Moloko
Moloko is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon, by about 8,500 people.
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Moloko (Məlokwo) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon.
The highly endangered Baka is either a dialect or a closely related language.
The Melokwo (8,500 speakers) traditionally inhabit the Moloko massif, an inselberg isolated in the plain, east of the Mandara Mountains, between the Mayo-Mangafé River and Mayo-Ranéo River. They live in the village of Mokyo and the surrounding areas of Makalingay canton, Tokombéré arrondissement, Mayo-Sava department.
From Wikipedia · Moloko language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Moloko
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | miZi* | |
| name | Lime* | |
| eye | eli* | |
| ear | Limay* | |
| nose | xinder* | |
| tooth | aLar* | |
| tongue | x3rnek* | |
| blood | pembeZ* | |
| bone | klakaL* | |
| skin | ambar* | |
| knee | x3rdedem* | |
| breast | duwa* | |
| liver | giver* | |
| water | yàm | |
| fire | aku* | |
| sun | fat* | |
| star | wurLa* | |
| stone | akwar* | |
| tree | m3Neli* | |
| leaf | aLambax* | |
| night | l3vaN* | |
| dog | k3ra* | |
| fish | kilef* | |
| one | b3leN* | |
| two | cew* | |
| I | ni* | |
| you | nok* | |
| drink | Si* | |
| see | m3njar* | |
| hear | tSiki* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- WuzlamAfro-Asiatic35% alike
- Mada (Cameroon)Afro-Asiatic34% alike
- Mofu-GudurAfro-Asiatic25% alike
- MereyAfro-Asiatic24% alike
- North GizigaAfro-Asiatic22% alike
- DabaAfro-Asiatic19% alike
Grammar
- NgambayCentral Sudanic90% alike
- Baka (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo88% alike
- KengaCentral Sudanic88% alike
- GoloAtlantic-Congo87% alike
- AcheronNarrow Talodi87% alike
- South NuauluAustronesian87% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · molo1266 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mlw