Ndai
Ndai is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Ndai, also known as Galke or Pormi, is a nearly extinct Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about a few speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region). The name of the language supposedly comes from the language's word for 'cow'. The language is spoken to a degree of fluency by five speakers, all over the age of 50, and two others are alleged to hold a conversational-level knowledge of the language.
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Words in Ndai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wora* | |
| name | rin* | |
| eye | nun* | |
| ear | suki* | |
| nose | pyake* | |
| tooth | saN* | |
| tongue | rin* | |
| hand | ndol* | |
| blood | Cam* | |
| bone | huri* | |
| skin | hoko* | |
| knee | k3r* | |
| breast | wane* | |
| liver | jo* | |
| water | bi* | |
| star | ru* | |
| stone | asare* | |
| mountain | k3i* | |
| tree | kpoi* | |
| leaf | gai* | |
| night | sui* | |
| dog | gai* | |
| fish | moi* | |
| one | mbo* | |
| two | sira* | |
| drink | njo* | |
| see | ko* | |
| die | hu* | |
| come | gi* | |
| path | maful* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Dama (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo59% alike
- NzakambayAtlantic-Congo55% alike
- KuoAtlantic-Congo52% alike
- Pam (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo51% alike
- KarangAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- Mono (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo36% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ndai1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gke