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Daba

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

FamíliaAfro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup) Falantes~30K EscritaLatin PaísesCameroon Língua oficialNo (English/French official in Cameroon; Daba recognized as a community Vitalidadevulnerable 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.

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20 palavras essenciais em Daba

Água

yam

/jam/

Fogo

kʷu

/kʷu/

Sol

ɓa

/ɓa/

Lua

paɗ

/paɗ/

Mãe

mma

/mːa/

Pai

daa

/daː/

Comer

za

/za/

Beber

sa

/sa/

Amor

saw

/saw/

Coração

ɓəl

/ɓəl/

Árvore

hin

/hin/

Casa

gəy

/ɡəj/

Cão

ɓəzaŋ

/ɓəzaŋ/

Gato

mərz

/mərz/

Mão

xən

/xən/

Olho

ɓəh

/ɓəh/

Olá

salaŋ

/salaŋ/

Obrigado

ndzaŋ

/ndzaŋ/

Um

mma

/mːa/

Bom

ɗəfa

/ɗəfa/

Fontes

Palavras comparadas

Comparado com línguas Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup) relacionadas

Significado DabaHdiKerabejaSererLomwecham
Água yam /jam/ yam /jam/ mam /mam/ yam /jam/ mbox /mbɔx/ mahi /mahi/ ia /ja/
Fogo kʷu /kʷu/ hu /hu/ ákə̀rə /akərə/ neʼaat /neʔaːt/ ngir /ŋɡiɾ/ moro /moɾo/ apuei /apuei/
Sol ɓa /ɓa/ vah /vah/ kêr /keːɾ/ yint /jint/ naangu /naːŋɡu/ nsuwa /nsuwa/ aditiak /aditiak/
Lua paɗ /paɗ/ ʔir /ʔir/ mə̀sə̀rə /məsərə/ tirig /tiɾiɡ/ weer /weːɾ/ mweri /mweɾi/ bilan /bilan/
Mãe mma /mːa/ nəh /nəh/ /naː/ indee /iːndeː/ yaay /jaːj/ ammai /amːai/ mai /mai/
Pai daa /daː/ baba /baba/ /baː/ baab /baːb/ baay /baːj/ atati /atati/ amaa /amaː/
Comer za /za/ za /za/ /na/ tame /tame/ niam /ɲam/ olya /oʎa/ huak /huak/
Beber sa /sa/ sa /sa/ /saː/ gwaʼa /ɡʷaʕa/ ñam /ɲam/ omwa /omwa/ maum /maum/
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