Ndemli
Ndemli is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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Ndemli, or Bandem, is a language of Cameroon spoken primarily in the Nkam department of the Littoral Region; between Yabassi, Yingui and Nkondjock. Recent classifications such as Nurse (2003) place it in with the Narrow Grassfields languages, though Ethnologue does not reflect this. Ethnologue states that it is "related to Tikar" and that "the Bandobo dialect of Tikar is very similar to Ndemli", though it is not clear if Bandobo actually is Tikar.
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Words in Ndemli
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wE* | |
| name | dindi* | |
| eye | hi* | |
| ear | toN* | |
| nose | yE* | |
| tooth | soN* | |
| tongue | lwamli* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | Tima* | |
| breast | bun* | |
| water | ndíbí | |
| fire | wiiT* | |
| sun | CuE* | |
| star | CEnjin* | |
| stone | tE* | |
| mountain | kohoni* | |
| tree | yi* | |
| night | to7a* | |
| dog | bo* | |
| fish | su* | |
| louse | ti* | |
| one | moho* | |
| two | ifE* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | boN* | |
| hear | yo* | |
| die | ku* | |
| come | to* | |
| path | Ngwanji* | |
| new | fe* |
* 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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