Yamba
Yamba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Yamba is a Grassfields language of the Northwest region of southern Cameroon, with a small number of speakers in Eastern Nigeria. Mbem village has the largest population of Yamba speakers in the region.
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Words in Yamba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mu* | |
| name | leo* | |
| eye | li* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | d3za* | |
| tooth | zoN* | |
| tongue | lim* | |
| hand | kwiN* | |
| blood | gy3* | |
| bone | v3p* | |
| skin | gu* | |
| knee | tunf3r3* | |
| breast | bwi* | |
| liver | byelyim* | |
| water | nzop* | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | nom* | |
| star | k3NkaN* | |
| stone | le* | |
| mountain | zE* | |
| tree | tyi* | |
| leaf | vu* | |
| night | zama* | |
| dog | bwu* | |
| fish | fu* | |
| louse | paE* | |
| one | mofis* | |
| two | ba* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | yo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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