Tsuvan
Tsuvan is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Tsuvan (also known as Matsuvan, Motsuvan, Terki, Telaki, Teleki, Tchede) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon in Far North Province.
Tsuvan is spoken in the village (in fact, the massif) of Téléki by a group known as the Tchédé, who are often classified with the Gude. It is spoken east of the canton of Tchévi, commune of Bourrha, department of Mayo-Tsanaga, Far North Region. Like Sharwa, it is also spoken the Northern Region, in the department of Mayo-Louti (commune of Mayo-Oulo). There are 2,300 speakers.
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Words in Tsuvan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | lZimE* | |
| eye | adinE* | |
| ear | lZimE7* | |
| nose | amiCinE* | |
| tooth | lZine* | |
| tongue | agana* | |
| hand | CuvE* | |
| blood | 3ddenE* | |
| bone | ilZE* | |
| skin | buglE* | |
| breast | wak3n* | |
| water | agyE7* | |
| fire | gulkwE* | |
| sun | fEtE7* | |
| tree | fwEgE* | |
| leaf | aba* | |
| night | v3dE* | |
| dog | hodda* | |
| fish | wulfE7* | |
| louse | TaNkara* | |
| one | n3m3n* | |
| two | h3la* | |
| drink | sa7* | |
| see | man3n* | |
| hear | lZuman3n* | |
| die | za* | |
| come | Sin* | |
| path | t3vE* |
* 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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