Pam (Cameroon)
Pam (Cameroon) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon, by about 30 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Pam is a nearly extinct, unclassified Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about 30 speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region).
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Words in Pam (Cameroon)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | war* | |
| name | lidi* | |
| eye | nun* | |
| ear | suki* | |
| nose | pa* | |
| tooth | saN* | |
| tongue | ril* | |
| hand | dolo* | |
| blood | sim* | |
| bone | huki* | |
| skin | ho* | |
| breast | wan* | |
| liver | jel* | |
| water | be* | |
| star | wa* | |
| stone | sal* | |
| mountain | ke* | |
| tree | kpake* | |
| leaf | ga* | |
| night | sum* | |
| dog | ga* | |
| fish | se* | |
| one | bo* | |
| two | sida* | |
| drink | zo* | |
| see | kwa* | |
| die | hu* | |
| come | gi* | |
| full | mba7i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mono (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo52% alike
- NdaiAtlantic-Congo51% alike
- Dama (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo51% alike
- KuoAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- KarangAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- NzakambayAtlantic-Congo39% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · pamm1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pmn