Ndam
Ndam is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Chad. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ndam, also known as Dam and Ndamm, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the southwestern Chadian prefectures of Tandjilé and Lai. Most of the speakers generally practice traditional religions, Islam, or Christianity. There are two dialects of Ndam—northern and southern, respectively—Ndam Dik, and Ndam-Ndam.
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Words in Ndam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bor* | |
| name | ham* | |
| eye | ci* | |
| ear | ham* | |
| nose | tan* | |
| tooth | han* | |
| tongue | das* | |
| hand | kaga* | |
| blood | bar* | |
| bone | guse* | |
| skin | gare* | |
| knee | gub* | |
| breast | sid* | |
| liver | talu* | |
| water | naam | |
| fire | dow* | |
| sun | yow* | |
| star | s3ga* | |
| stone | kula* | |
| mountain | gikuru* | |
| tree | adu* | |
| leaf | poli5* | |
| night | inyan* | |
| dog | goy* | |
| fish | ba* | |
| louse | ngarsa* | |
| one | man* | |
| two | sa* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ye* |
* 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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