Tuki
Tuki is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon.
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The Ki language, Tuki (Baki, Oki), is a Mbam language of Cameroon. It is spoken by 26,000 people in the Central Province of Cameroon, in the Lekie division and in the Mbam and Kim division, along the Sanaga river.
The dialects are Kombe (Tukombe), Cenga (Tocenga), Tsinga (Tutsingo), Bundum, Njo (Tonjo), Ngoro (Tu Ngoro), Mbere (Tumvele) and possibly Leti/Mengisa and Mbwasa.
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Words in Tuki
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | okótó | |
| person | tu* | |
| name | mio* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | hutu* | |
| nose | homba* | |
| tooth | NgiN* | |
| tongue | r3mb3* | |
| blood | mine* | |
| bone | 3t3t3* | |
| skin | kora* | |
| knee | nu* | |
| breast | abane* | |
| liver | rogi* | |
| water | matéyá | |
| fire | cia* | |
| sun | ngona* | |
| star | kekeni* | |
| stone | tane* | |
| mountain | gime* | |
| tree | ret3* | |
| leaf | nune* | |
| night | wutu* | |
| dog | bua* | |
| fish | cui* | |
| louse | gine* | |
| one | muesi* | |
| two | mowoa* | |
| drink | how3nyu* | |
| see | wina* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Teke-LaaliAtlantic-Congo21% alike
- Nugunu (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo19% alike
- LaariAtlantic-Congo18% alike
- Enya-KisanganiAtlantic-Congo17% alike
- KunyiAtlantic-Congo17% alike
- SukuAtlantic-Congo17% alike
Grammar
- SubaAtlantic-Congo95% alike
- Mambwe-LunguAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- Nugunu (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo93% alike
- KonzoAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- KambaAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- BushoongAtlantic-Congo92% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · tuki1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bag