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Kera

Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, East, A subgroup — Kera-Kwang sub-cluster)

FamilleAfro-Asiatic (Chadic, East, A subgroup — Kera-Kwang sub-cluster) Locuteurs~50K-80K ÉcritureLatin PaysChad (Mayo-Kebbi East prefecture Langue officielleNo (French in Chad/Cameroon official; Kera recognized regional) Vitalitévulnerable ISO 639-3ker

Kera is an East Chadic language of Chad and northern Cameroon, spoken by ~50,000-80,000 people in the Léré and Pala areas of southwestern Chad. Linguistically, Kera shares typical East Chadic features: tonal (3 tones), gender-based verb agreement, complex consonant clusters, and an elaborate system of pluractional verbs. The Kera people are subsistence farmers in the Sahel transition zone. Karen Ebert's 1979 reference grammar (Sprache und Tradition der Kera) and modern Bible translation work since the 1990s have produced standardized literacy materials. Kera shows interesting typological convergence with Niger-Congo neighbors despite its Afro-Asiatic affiliation.

Où elle est parlée

20 mots essentiels en Kera

Eau

mam

/mam/

Feu

ákə̀rə

/akərə/

Soleil

kêr

/keːɾ/

Lune

mə̀sə̀rə

/məsərə/

Mère

/naː/

Père

/baː/

Manger

/na/

Boire

/saː/

Amour

kùm

/kum/

Cœur

gùm

/ɡum/

Arbre

kòsō

/kosoː/

Maison

gòl

/ɡol/

Chien

kŋā

/kŋaː/

Chat

mūsā

/muːsaː/

Main

kéu

/keu/

Œil

gìr

/ɡir/

Bonjour

ásālāmā

/asaːlaːmaː/

Merci

shùkūr

/ʃukuːɾ/

Un

/ka/

Bon

kúɗá

/kuɗa/

Sources

Mots comparés

Comparé aux langues Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, East, A subgroup — Kera-Kwang sub-cluster) apparentées

Sens KeraHdiDababedjaDiisaraikiSanskrit
Eau mam /mam/ yam /jam/ yam /jam/ yam /jam/ mam /mam/ پاݨی /paːɳiː/ जलम् /dʑalam/
Feu ákə̀rə /akərə/ hu /hu/ kʷu /kʷu/ neʼaat /neʔaːt/ mvə̀ /mvə/ اَگ /əɡ/ अग्निः /aɡniɦ/
Soleil kêr /keːɾ/ vah /vah/ ɓa /ɓa/ yint /jint/ ngə̄ə̀ /ŋɡəə/ سُورج /suːrəd͡ʒ/ सूर्यः /suːɾjaɦ/
Lune mə̀sə̀rə /məsərə/ ʔir /ʔir/ paɗ /paɗ/ tirig /tiɾiɡ/ mboɔn /mbɔɔn/ چن /tʃən/ चन्द्रः /tɕandɾaɦ/
Mère /naː/ nəh /nəh/ mma /mːa/ indee /iːndeː/ na /na/ ماں /maːŋ/ माता /maːtaː/
Père /baː/ baba /baba/ daa /daː/ baab /baːb/ ba /ba/ ابا /əbbaː/ पिता /pitaː/
Manger /na/ za /za/ za /za/ tame /tame/ kpén /kpen˥/ کھاوݨ /kʰaːʋəɳ/ खादति /kʰaːdati/
Boire /saː/ sa /sa/ sa /sa/ gwaʼa /ɡʷaʕa/ kpɔ̀ /kpɔ/ پیوݨ /piːʋəɳ/ पिबति /pibati/
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