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Daba

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

FamilleAfro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup) Locuteurs~30K ÉcritureLatin PaysCameroon Langue officielleNo (English/French official in Cameroon; Daba recognized as a community Vitalitévulnerable 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.

Où elle est parlée

20 mots essentiels en Daba

Eau

yam

/jam/

Feu

kʷu

/kʷu/

Soleil

ɓa

/ɓa/

Lune

paɗ

/paɗ/

Mère

mma

/mːa/

Père

daa

/daː/

Manger

za

/za/

Boire

sa

/sa/

Amour

saw

/saw/

Cœur

ɓəl

/ɓəl/

Arbre

hin

/hin/

Maison

gəy

/ɡəj/

Chien

ɓəzaŋ

/ɓəzaŋ/

Chat

mərz

/mərz/

Main

xən

/xən/

Œil

ɓəh

/ɓəh/

Bonjour

salaŋ

/salaŋ/

Merci

ndzaŋ

/ndzaŋ/

Un

mma

/mːa/

Bon

ɗəfa

/ɗəfa/

Sources

Mots comparés

Comparé aux langues Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup) apparentées

Sens DabaHdiKerabedjaSérèreLomwécham
Eau yam /jam/ yam /jam/ mam /mam/ yam /jam/ mbox /mbɔx/ mahi /mahi/ ia /ja/
Feu kʷu /kʷu/ hu /hu/ ákə̀rə /akərə/ neʼaat /neʔaːt/ ngir /ŋɡiɾ/ moro /moɾo/ apuei /apuei/
Soleil ɓa /ɓa/ vah /vah/ kêr /keːɾ/ yint /jint/ naangu /naːŋɡu/ nsuwa /nsuwa/ aditiak /aditiak/
Lune paɗ /paɗ/ ʔir /ʔir/ mə̀sə̀rə /məsərə/ tirig /tiɾiɡ/ weer /weːɾ/ mweri /mweɾi/ bilan /bilan/
Mère mma /mːa/ nəh /nəh/ /naː/ indee /iːndeː/ yaay /jaːj/ ammai /amːai/ mai /mai/
Père daa /daː/ baba /baba/ /baː/ baab /baːb/ baay /baːj/ atati /atati/ amaa /amaː/
Manger za /za/ za /za/ /na/ tame /tame/ niam /ɲam/ olya /oʎa/ huak /huak/
Boire sa /sa/ sa /sa/ /saː/ gwaʼa /ɡʷaʕa/ ñam /ɲam/ omwa /omwa/ maum /maum/
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