Wandala
Wandala is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Wandala, also known as Mandara or Mura', is a language in the Chadic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family, spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.
From Wikipedia · Wandala language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Wandala
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ura* | |
| name | Zire* | |
| eye | iCe* | |
| ear | xima* | |
| nose | uktari* | |
| tooth | Lare* | |
| tongue | nara* | |
| blood | uwZe* | |
| bone | xyExye* | |
| skin | gwogwa* | |
| knee | ugje* | |
| breast | uba* | |
| liver | mokfokfwa* | |
| water | jawe | |
| fire | kara* | |
| sun | v3Ciya* | |
| star | turxyEkwa* | |
| stone | ugc3n3kwa* | |
| mountain | n3kwa* | |
| tree | n3fa* | |
| leaf | g35e* | |
| night | v3giya* | |
| dog | k3re* | |
| fish | kulfe* | |
| louse | CaCa* | |
| one | p3le* | |
| two | buwa* | |
| drink | SoSe* | |
| see | n3na* | |
| hear | Cin3nCina* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GlavdaAfro-Asiatic29% alike
- CineniAfro-Asiatic28% alike
- DghwedeAfro-Asiatic20% alike
- Guduf-GavaAfro-Asiatic18% alike
- GvokoAfro-Asiatic17% alike
- North GizigaAfro-Asiatic16% alike
Grammar
- GiiwoAfro-Asiatic83% alike
- GlavdaAfro-Asiatic81% alike
- MündüAtlantic-Congo79% alike
- Mbara (Chad)Afro-Asiatic79% alike
- Baka (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo79% alike
- MolokoAfro-Asiatic79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · wand1278 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mfi