Ngam
Ngam is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad and Central African Republic.
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Ngam, or Sara Ngam, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the Central African Republic.
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Words in Ngam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | de* | |
| name | ri* | |
| eye | kum* | |
| ear | mbi* | |
| nose | kon* | |
| tooth | NgaNg* | |
| tongue | ndo* | |
| hand | ji* | |
| blood | mos3* | |
| bone | k3Ngo* | |
| skin | bomb3* | |
| breast | mba* | |
| water | man* | |
| fire | hor* | |
| sun | kad3* | |
| star | k3meme* | |
| tree | dil* | |
| leaf | mbi* | |
| night | ndo* | |
| dog | bis3* | |
| fish | kanj3* | |
| one | kog3* | |
| two | jiyo* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | i* | |
| we | j3* | |
| drink | ay* | |
| see | ko* | |
| hear | wo* | |
| die | woy* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · ngam1269 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nmc