Njyem
Njyem is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon and Congo - Brazzaville.
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Njem (Njyem) is a Bantu language of Congo and Cameroon. Speakers are mostly (85%) monolingual, and many Baka Pygmies speak Njema as a second language.
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Words in Njyem
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | dyo* | |
| eye | dih* | |
| ear | gwol* | |
| nose | du* | |
| tooth | jye* | |
| tongue | yim* | |
| hand | ka7a* | |
| blood | Cio* | |
| bone | jwehe* | |
| skin | kur* | |
| knee | bo* | |
| breast | bel* | |
| water | dibo* | |
| fire | sigo* | |
| star | CwiCwEn* | |
| stone | bo7o* | |
| tree | li* | |
| leaf | ka* | |
| night | pum* | |
| fish | su* | |
| one | gwor* | |
| two | ba* | |
| drink | bibyEblo* | |
| see | be* | |
| hear | jujwo7* | |
| die | bura* | |
| come | nsinsye* | |
| path | nsi* | |
| new | jwon* | |
| full | lelwon* |
* 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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