Ngomba
Ngomba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon, by about 63 thousand people.
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Ngomba, Nda’a or Nguemba, is a Grassfield language of Cameroon.
Ngomba, Nda’a or Nguemba in English goes as "I am saying that...."
From Wikipedia · Ngomba language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ngomba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Nu* | |
| name | ik* | |
| eye | ik* | |
| ear | tutE* | |
| nose | Elwi* | |
| tooth | soN* | |
| tongue | l3m* | |
| hand | po* | |
| blood | Eti* | |
| bone | cwi* | |
| skin | gup* | |
| knee | kwilEku* | |
| breast | p3* | |
| liver | bE* | |
| water | ŋki | |
| fire | muk* | |
| sun | nEm* | |
| star | TosaN* | |
| stone | go7* | |
| mountain | Nko7* | |
| tree | t3* | |
| leaf | fu* | |
| night | tu7* | |
| dog | mvu* | |
| fish | Su* | |
| louse | Tot* | |
| see | 53o* | |
| hear | nzu7* | |
| die | mpfu* | |
| come | nto* |
* 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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