Oroko
Oroko is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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Oroko, also Bakundu-Balue or Balundu-Bima, is a group of Bantu languages spoken in Cameroon.
Varieties are Kundu/Nkundu (Lokundu, Bakundu), Lue (Lolue, Balue), Mbonge, Ekombe, Londo (Londo ba Nanga; cf. Londo), Londo ba Diko, Ngolo (Longolo; cf. Ngolo dialect), Bima, Tanga (Lotanga, Batanga), and Koko (Lokoko, Bakoko: distinct from Bakoko language). Maho (2009) treats these as ten distinct languages.
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Words in Oroko
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ina | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | i8o* | |
| ear | toi* | |
| nose | viki* | |
| tooth | roNa* | |
| tongue | jemi* | |
| hand | biSamamoko* | |
| blood | kia* | |
| bone | vosi* | |
| skin | 5oru* | |
| knee | boNo* | |
| breast | ve* | |
| liver | ba* | |
| water | oi | |
| fire | ayi* | |
| sun | dova* | |
| star | tateli* | |
| rain | ura | |
| stone | ra* | |
| mountain | kuli* | |
| tree | re* | |
| leaf | ja* | |
| night | ru* | |
| fish | dondi* | |
| horse | jara | |
| louse | nyia* | |
| one | ko* | |
| two | wa* | |
| drink | nva* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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