Ngemba
Ngemba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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Mankon is a Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon. It is closely related to Mundum and Mendankwe-Nkwen. Along with Mundum, it is called Ngemba. There are several distinct dialects: Mankunge (Ngemba), Nsongwa (Songwa, Bangwa), Shomba (Chomba, Bamechom), Mbutu (Bambutu), Njong (Banjong), Bagangu (Akum) and Alatening.
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Words in Ngemba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Nwo* | |
| name | kum3* | |
| eye | d3g3* | |
| ear | toNn3* | |
| nose | lwE* | |
| tooth | soN3* | |
| tongue | lEm3* | |
| hand | kwe* | |
| blood | lEm3* | |
| bone | kwe* | |
| skin | gob3* | |
| knee | kwi7it3* | |
| breast | b3N3* | |
| liver | bye* | |
| water | kyi3* | |
| fire | mog3* | |
| sun | n3num3* | |
| star | musaN3* | |
| stone | go7o* | |
| mountain | kwiN3* | |
| tree | t33* | |
| leaf | fu3* | |
| night | Cu73* | |
| dog | gwuo* | |
| fish | Su3* | |
| louse | t3l3* | |
| one | mo73* | |
| two | ba3* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | zEn* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ngem1255 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nge