Nyong
Nyong is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Nyong (Daganyonga), also known as Mubako and Bali-Kumbat, is a Leko language spoken in two well-separated enclaves in Cameroon and Nigeria. Cameroonian speakers consider themselves to be ethnically Chamba.
Nyong is linguistically distinct from nearby languages. It is instead more similar to the Chamba language which is spoken to the north. Nyong and Chamba have 85% lexical similarity.
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Words in Nyong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nEdina* | |
| eye | novara* | |
| ear | jiNa* | |
| nose | sora* | |
| tooth | nela* | |
| tongue | mEla* | |
| hand | nEntika* | |
| blood | 5Erima* | |
| knee | dontiNbila* | |
| breast | vama* | |
| water | yila* | |
| sun | 5ama* | |
| stone | nala* | |
| mountain | kola* | |
| tree | tea* | |
| leaf | yisa* | |
| night | limna* | |
| dog | ya* | |
| one | niNa* | |
| two | ira* | |
| path | kpaNa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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