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Pol

Pol is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon and Congo - Brazzaville.

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Pol · 4.2°N 13.4°E

Pol is a Bantu language of Cameroon. Pol proper is spoken in central Cameroon; the Pomo and Kweso dialects are spoken in Congo and the CAR near the Cameroonian border.

From Wikipedia · Pol language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Pol

MeaningWordRomanization
personot*
nameno*
eyesi*
earlo*
nosedo*
toothje*
tonguejem*
bloodTia*
bonegweso*
skinkoti*
kneebo5*
breastbEl*
liversEki*
waterduo*
firekota*
sunjeso*
starshoshon*
stonekoki*
mountainno*
treele*
leafka*
nightbuli*
dogphye*
fishke*
louse5iNo*
onewoto*
twoba*
drinkde*
see5ino*
hearju*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • BomwaliAtlantic-Congo47% alike
  • GyeleAtlantic-Congo42% alike
  • MpiemoAtlantic-Congo38% alike
  • KakoAtlantic-Congo30% alike
  • BekwilAtlantic-Congo29% alike
  • NjyemAtlantic-Congo28% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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