Meta'

Niger-Congo

FamigliaNiger-Congo Parlanti~50K-60K ScritturaLatin PaesiCameroon (Northwest Region — Mbengwi, Bali, Momo Division) Lingua ufficialeNo (English/French in Cameroon official; Meta' recognized regional indigenous) Vitalitàvulnerable ISO 639-3mgo

Meta' (also Menemo or Bameta) is a Bantu Grassfields language of the Northwest Region of Cameroon, sister to Aghem (agq) within the Ring sub-branch of Western Grassfields. The Grassfields Bantu cluster (~30 languages, ~3M total speakers) occupies the Cameroonian highlands, with each language often associated with a specific village or chiefdom. Meta' is spoken in the Mbengwi and Bali areas of Momo Division. Linguistically, Meta' shares Grassfields Bantu features: tonal (3+ tones with downstep), 5-vowel system with ATR harmony, complex noun-class concord, and SVO constituent order. Cameroon's 2017 separatist crisis has affected the Northwest Region, displacing many Meta' speakers.

Dove si parla

20 parole essenziali in Meta'

Acqua

/mə/

Fuoco

mɔŋ

/mɔŋ/

Sole

nyam

/ɲam/

Luna

nuŋ

/nuŋ/

Madre

ma

/ma/

Padre

ta

/ta/

Mangiare

/me/

Bere

nyo

/ɲo/

Amore

kɔŋ

/kɔŋ/

Cuore

mu

/mu/

Albero

ti

/ti/

Casa

nda

/nda/

Cane

mbu

/mbu/

Gatto

guŋ

/ɡuŋ/

Mano

boa

/boa/

Occhio

dzi

/dzi/

Ciao

mɔlɔŋ

/mɔlɔŋ/

Grazie

nfɔn

/nfɔn/

Uno

/mɔ/

Buono

mwa

/mwa/

Fonti

Parole a confronto

Confrontato con le lingue Niger-Congo correlate

Significato Meta'AghemLingalaewondobulusangoMachame
Acqua /mə/ mê' /meʔ/ máí /mai/ medzim /medzim/ medim /medim/ ngu /ŋɡu/ mringa /mɾiŋɡa/
Fuoco mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ ìmáa' /imáaʔ/ mɔ́tɔ /mɔtɔ/ ndoa /ndoa/ ndoa /ndoa/ wa /wa/ mòò /moːʔ/
Sole nyam /ɲam/ kû' /kuʔ/ mói /moi/ dzōb /dʒoːb/ zobé /zobe/ /la/ ìsùwà /isuwa/
Luna nuŋ /nuŋ/ nâa' /naːʔ/ sánzá /sanza/ ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ ngon /ŋɡon/ nzë /nzɛ/ mwezi /mwezi/
Madre ma /ma/ /mo/ mamá /mama/ nyia /ɲia/ nyia /ɲia/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/
Padre ta /ta/ /ta/ tatá /tata/ tara /taɾa/ tata /tata/ babâ /baba/ baba /baba/
Mangiare /me/ nîa /nia/ kolía /kolia/ di /di/ dzia /dʒia/ te /te/ ìlya /iʎa/
Bere nyo /ɲo/ nyâa /ɲaː/ komɛ́la /komɛla/ nyu /ɲu/ nyu /ɲu/ nyon /ɲon/ ìnyo /iɲo/
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