Somyev
Somyev is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Somyev (Somyewe, Somyɛv, Somyev: Sombə, Zhuzhun), also known as Kila, Kilayen, or Kila Yang ('blacksmith' in Fulfulde), is a nearly extinct Mambiloid language of two villages, one in Nigeria and one in Cameroon, that was traditionally spoken by a caste of blacksmiths that live among the Mambila. The youngest generation of speakers were born in the 1950s. Transmission of the language ceased when the profession of blacksmithing lost its social status, partly due to imports of foreign tools.
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Words in Somyev
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | fir* | |
| eye | ya* | |
| ear | tuo* | |
| nose | 5uon* | |
| tooth | 5ian* | |
| tongue | liam* | |
| hand | karnjasfir* | |
| blood | jim* | |
| knee | jujuNi* | |
| breast | saga* | |
| water | mbum* | |
| sun | 5aga* | |
| stone | tan3* | |
| mountain | kun* | |
| tree | CEn* | |
| leaf | Cikiri* | |
| night | gbin3* | |
| dog | ba* | |
| one | mwe* | |
| two | han* | |
| path | bi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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