Nzakambay
Nzakambay is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon, Chad, and Central African Republic, by about 31.5 thousand people.
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Nzakambay (Njak Mbai), or Nzakambay Mbum, is an Mbum language of southern Chad and northern Cameroon.
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Words in Nzakambay
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wora* | |
| name | rim* | |
| eye | nun* | |
| ear | suku* | |
| nose | hok* | |
| tooth | sel* | |
| tongue | lim* | |
| hand | ndoko* | |
| blood | sem* | |
| bone | huru* | |
| skin | hoko* | |
| knee | tukuri* | |
| breast | pam* | |
| liver | lau* | |
| water | mbi* | |
| sun | se* | |
| star | ru* | |
| stone | sau* | |
| mountain | kon* | |
| leaf | goi* | |
| night | suN* | |
| dog | goi* | |
| fish | njwi* | |
| louse | goN* | |
| one | mbeu* | |
| two | sere* | |
| drink | njo* | |
| see | ko* | |
| die | hu* | |
| come | gi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KuoAtlantic-Congo68% alike
- KarangAtlantic-Congo61% alike
- NdaiAtlantic-Congo55% alike
- Kare (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo53% alike
- MbumAtlantic-Congo52% alike
- Dama (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo41% alike
Grammar
- KimAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- Belanda BorNilotic89% alike
- MbandjaAtlantic-Congo88% alike
- Zulgo-GemzekAfro-Asiatic87% alike
- BasayAustronesian87% alike
- MündüAtlantic-Congo86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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