Nkongho
Nkongho is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Nkongho, or Upper Mbo, is a poorly known Bantu language of Cameroon. Apart from being Bantu, it is not demonstrably related to the Mbo language.
From Wikipedia · Nkongho language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Nkongho
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mu7* | |
| name | i7* | |
| eye | i7* | |
| ear | ce* | |
| nose | Tii* | |
| tooth | soN* | |
| tongue | lE7* | |
| hand | kia* | |
| blood | khi* | |
| bone | fE7* | |
| skin | Ngu7* | |
| knee | oN* | |
| breast | bE7* | |
| liver | bya7* | |
| water | di7* | |
| fire | me* | |
| sun | didugu7* | |
| star | 5iNkE7* | |
| stone | lia* | |
| mountain | le7* | |
| tree | igi7* | |
| leaf | a* | |
| night | ke* | |
| dog | mb3ga* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | te7* | |
| one | fok* | |
| two | bya* | |
| I | mi* | |
| you | wo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Bafaw-BalongAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- BakakaAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- AkooseAtlantic-Congo30% alike
- BassossiAtlantic-Congo28% alike
- Mbo (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo28% alike
- BasaaAtlantic-Congo20% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nkon1247 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nkc