Tigon Mbembe
Tigon Mbembe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Mbembe, or more specifically Tigon Mbembe, is a Jukunoid language of Cameroon and Nigeria.
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Words in Tigon Mbembe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wuru* | |
| name | 8re* | |
| eye | Ngiju3* | |
| ear | Co* | |
| nose | nwE* | |
| tooth | 5iri* | |
| tongue | nErE* | |
| hand | bu* | |
| blood | 8ra* | |
| bone | kubu* | |
| skin | kpo* | |
| knee | ndu* | |
| breast | myE* | |
| liver | anE* | |
| water | 8o* | |
| fire | pyo* | |
| sun | nu* | |
| star | va8o* | |
| stone | mpE* | |
| mountain | anE* | |
| tree | to* | |
| leaf | 8o8ye* | |
| night | Ci* | |
| dog | bE* | |
| fish | a8E* | |
| louse | pi* | |
| one | n8o* | |
| two | pya* | |
| I | n* | |
| you | a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AtongAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- EggonAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- LufuAtlantic-Congo16% alike
- Buru-AngweAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- JibuAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- Jukun TakumAtlantic-Congo15% alike
Grammar
- KyoliAtlantic-Congo87% alike
- KutepAtlantic-Congo87% alike
- Ngbaka Ma'boAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- Jukun TakumAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- EsanAtlantic-Congo85% alike
- MündüAtlantic-Congo85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · tigo1236 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nza