Mom Jango
Mom Jango is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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The Gwèri or Vere language, also known as Kobo or Mom Jango, is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages. It is spoken across the northern Nigerian–Cameroonian border.
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Words in Mom Jango
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ne* | |
| eye | nor* | |
| ear | tok* | |
| nose | mi* | |
| tooth | nur* | |
| tongue | mel* | |
| hand | na7* | |
| blood | kpal* | |
| bone | nenk* | |
| skin | kp3na* | |
| knee | rukp* | |
| breast | wo7or* | |
| liver | temr* | |
| water | mam* | |
| fire | ra* | |
| sun | ula* | |
| star | zos3z* | |
| stone | bint* | |
| mountain | yik* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | doNz* | |
| night | tukz* | |
| dog | zaz* | |
| fish | duga* | |
| louse | tendez3* | |
| one | mun3* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | mo* | |
| drink | bo7* | |
| hear | da* |
* 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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