Yambeta
Yambeta is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Yambeta or Nigi is a Mbam language of Cameroon. Yambeta has four dialects. The two main dialects are Nigii and Nɛdɛk, and the two lesser dialects are Begi (a subdialect of Nigii) and Nibum (a subdialect of Nɛdɛk). Nigii is the largest dialect, and the one used in this article.
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Words in Yambeta
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ot* | |
| name | niN* | |
| eye | nis* | |
| ear | toEy* | |
| nose | ut* | |
| tooth | iN* | |
| tongue | mEm* | |
| hand | mbok* | |
| blood | No* | |
| bone | gu* | |
| skin | o5* | |
| breast | dom* | |
| water | məní | |
| fire | uk* | |
| sun | wos* | |
| star | yEdEdE7* | |
| stone | tan* | |
| tree | Et* | |
| night | duk* | |
| dog | bo* | |
| fish | su* | |
| louse | naN* | |
| one | mu7* | |
| two | ban* | |
| drink | No* | |
| see | lENan* | |
| die | ku* | |
| come | mEn* | |
| path | ge* |
* 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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