Peve
Peve is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon and Chad.
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The Pévé language, sometimes referred to as Lamé (the main dialect), is a member of the Masa branch of the Chadic family that is spoken in parts of Cameroon and the Republic of Chad.
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Words in Peve
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | suma* | |
| name | munda* | |
| eye | iri* | |
| ear | humu* | |
| nose | Cini* | |
| tooth | Si7i* | |
| tongue | Sidi* | |
| blood | v3nso3* | |
| bone | syo* | |
| skin | dikietu* | |
| knee | Cimgiri* | |
| breast | p37a* | |
| liver | duk* | |
| water | mbì | |
| fire | kwu* | |
| sun | futa* | |
| star | CiCu* | |
| stone | ngwai* | |
| mountain | gw3mtoNduku* | |
| tree | gwu* | |
| leaf | Lab* | |
| night | dukri* | |
| dog | da7* | |
| fish | kirvi* | |
| louse | tandi* | |
| one | dawa* | |
| two | hwobo* | |
| drink | Ci* | |
| see | wi* | |
| hear | mun* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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