mə-daba
Kidaba
Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup)
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.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kidaba
Maji
yam
/jam/
Moto
kʷu
/kʷu/
Jua
ɓa
/ɓa/
Mwezi
paɗ
/paɗ/
Mama
mma
/mːa/
Baba
daa
/daː/
Kula
za
/za/
Kunywa
sa
/sa/
Upendo
saw
/saw/
Moyo
ɓəl
/ɓəl/
Mti
hin
/hin/
Nyumba
gəy
/ɡəj/
Mbwa
ɓəzaŋ
/ɓəzaŋ/
Paka
mərz
/mərz/
Mkono
xən
/xən/
Jicho
ɓəh
/ɓəh/
Habari
salaŋ
/salaŋ/
Asante
ndzaŋ
/ndzaŋ/
Moja
mma
/mːa/
Nzuri
ɗəfa
/ɗəfa/
Vyanzo
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Afro-Asiatic (Chadic, Central, Mafa-Bata — Daba subgroup) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kidaba | Kihdi | Kikera | Kibeja | Kiserer | Kilomwe | Kicham |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | yam /jam/ | yam /jam/ | mam /mam/ | yam /jam/ | mbox /mbɔx/ | mahi /mahi/ | ia /ja/ |
| Moto | kʷu /kʷu/ | hu /hu/ | ákə̀rə /akərə/ | neʼaat /neʔaːt/ | ngir /ŋɡiɾ/ | moro /moɾo/ | apuei /apuei/ |
| Jua | ɓa /ɓa/ | vah /vah/ | kêr /keːɾ/ | yint /jint/ | naangu /naːŋɡu/ | nsuwa /nsuwa/ | aditiak /aditiak/ |
| Mwezi | paɗ /paɗ/ | ʔir /ʔir/ | mə̀sə̀rə /məsərə/ | tirig /tiɾiɡ/ | weer /weːɾ/ | mweri /mweɾi/ | bilan /bilan/ |
| Mama | mma /mːa/ | nəh /nəh/ | nâ /naː/ | indee /iːndeː/ | yaay /jaːj/ | ammai /amːai/ | mai /mai/ |
| Baba | daa /daː/ | baba /baba/ | bâ /baː/ | baab /baːb/ | baay /baːj/ | atati /atati/ | amaa /amaː/ |
| Kula | za /za/ | za /za/ | nà /na/ | tame /tame/ | niam /ɲam/ | olya /oʎa/ | huak /huak/ |
| Kunywa | sa /sa/ | sa /sa/ | sā /saː/ | gwaʼa /ɡʷaʕa/ | ñam /ɲam/ | omwa /omwa/ | maum /maum/ |
| Upendo | saw /saw/ | ɓəz /ɓəz/ | kùm /kum/ | kima /kima/ | mbutu /mbutu/ | osivela /osivela/ | gauh /ɡauh/ |
| Moyo | ɓəl /ɓəl/ | ɓal /ɓal/ | gùm /ɡum/ | ginʼa /ɡinʕa/ | xol /xɔl/ | murima /muɾima/ | hatai /hatai/ |
| Mti | hin /hin/ | ʔən /ʔən/ | kòsō /kosoː/ | hindeb /hindeb/ | garab /ɡaɾab/ | mwiri /mwiɾi/ | kayuw /kajuv/ |
| Nyumba | gəy /ɡəj/ | gay /ɡaj/ | gòl /ɡol/ | gaw /ɡaw/ | kër /kəɾ/ | nupa /nupa/ | thang /tʰaŋ/ |
| Mbwa | ɓəzaŋ /ɓəzaŋ/ | ɓəzaŋ /ɓəzaŋ/ | kŋā /kŋaː/ | yas /jas/ | xaj /xaj/ | nampwe /nampwe/ | athuw /atʰuv/ |
| Paka | mərz /mərz/ | mərz /mərz/ | mūsā /muːsaː/ | kabsoot /kabsoːt/ | mboor /mboːɾ/ | paka /paka/ | meuw /meuv/ |
| Mkono | xən /xən/ | xen /xen/ | kéu /keu/ | ay /aj/ | ɓod /ɓɔd/ | nthata /ntʰata/ | tangin /taŋin/ |
| Jicho | ɓəh /ɓəh/ | ɓah /ɓah/ | gìr /ɡir/ | liili /liːli/ | kën /kən/ | nito /nito/ | matá /mata/ |
| Habari | salaŋ /salaŋ/ | ʔaza /ʔaza/ | ásālāmā /asaːlaːmaː/ | salaam /salaːm/ | na nga def /na ŋɡa dɛf/ | salama /salama/ | salam /salam/ |
| Asante | ndzaŋ /ndzaŋ/ | ʔusi /ʔusi/ | shùkūr /ʃukuːɾ/ | baraʼoo /baɾaʕoː/ | jaaraama /dʒaːɾaːma/ | ekoshelele /ekoʃelele/ | tarima kasih /tarima kasiʔ/ |
| Moja | mma /mːa/ | kələ /kələ/ | ká /ka/ | gaal /ɡaːl/ | leeng /leːŋɡ/ | mosaa /mosaː/ | tha /tʰa/ |
| Nzuri | ɗəfa /ɗəfa/ | ɗəfa /ɗəfa/ | kúɗá /kuɗa/ | dabaab /dabaːb/ | xaal /xaːl/ | orera /oɾeɾa/ | siam /siam/ |
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