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Daba

Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup)

SprachfamilieAfro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup) Sprecher~30K SchriftLatin LänderCameroon Amtssprache inNo (English/French official in Cameroon; Daba recognized as a community Vitalitätvulnerable ISO 639-3dbq

Daba is a Chadic language of the Mandara Mountains in northern Cameroon, sister to other Mafa-Bata languages of the same general region. Linguistically, Daba shares Central Chadic family features (rich consonant inventory with implosives ɓ ɗ, vowel harmony, gender-based agreement) with neighboring Mafa, Bata, Hide (xed), and other Mandara group languages. The Daba people are subsistence farmers and traders in the rocky Mandara terrain, with strong historical interactions with neighboring Fulani pastoralists. Mouchet's 1966 reference grammar Le parler daba is the foundational documentation; SIL Cameroon has produced contemporary literacy materials.

Wo es gesprochen wird

20 Kernwörter in Daba

Wasser

yam

/jam/

Feuer

kʷu

/kʷu/

Sonne

ɓa

/ɓa/

Mond

paɗ

/paɗ/

Mutter

mma

/mːa/

Vater

daa

/daː/

Essen

za

/za/

Trinken

sa

/sa/

Liebe

saw

/saw/

Herz

ɓəl

/ɓəl/

Baum

hin

/hin/

Haus

gəy

/ɡəj/

Hund

ɓəzaŋ

/ɓəzaŋ/

Katze

mərz

/mərz/

Hand

xən

/xən/

Auge

ɓəh

/ɓəh/

Hallo

salaŋ

/salaŋ/

Danke

ndzaŋ

/ndzaŋ/

Eins

mma

/mːa/

Gut

ɗəfa

/ɗəfa/

Quellen

Wörter im Vergleich

Verglichen mit verwandten Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup)-Sprachen

Bedeutung DabaHdiKeraBedschaSererLomweCham
Wasser yam /jam/ yam /jam/ mam /mam/ yam /jam/ mbox /mbɔx/ mahi /mahi/ ia /ja/
Feuer kʷu /kʷu/ hu /hu/ ákə̀rə /akərə/ neʼaat /neʔaːt/ ngir /ŋɡiɾ/ moro /moɾo/ apuei /apuei/
Sonne ɓa /ɓa/ vah /vah/ kêr /keːɾ/ yint /jint/ naangu /naːŋɡu/ nsuwa /nsuwa/ aditiak /aditiak/
Mond paɗ /paɗ/ ʔir /ʔir/ mə̀sə̀rə /məsərə/ tirig /tiɾiɡ/ weer /weːɾ/ mweri /mweɾi/ bilan /bilan/
Mutter mma /mːa/ nəh /nəh/ /naː/ indee /iːndeː/ yaay /jaːj/ ammai /amːai/ mai /mai/
Vater daa /daː/ baba /baba/ /baː/ baab /baːb/ baay /baːj/ atati /atati/ amaa /amaː/
Essen za /za/ za /za/ /na/ tame /tame/ niam /ɲam/ olya /oʎa/ huak /huak/
Trinken sa /sa/ sa /sa/ /saː/ gwaʼa /ɡʷaʕa/ ñam /ɲam/ omwa /omwa/ maum /maum/
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