Meta'

Kimeta

Niger-Congo

FamiliaNiger-Congo Wasemaji~50K-60K HatiLatin NchiCameroon (Northwest Region — Mbengwi, Bali, Momo Division) Lugha rasmiNo (English/French in Cameroon official; Meta' recognized regional indigenous) Uhai wa lughavulnerable 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.

Inakozungumzwa

Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kimeta

Maji

/mə/

Moto

mɔŋ

/mɔŋ/

Jua

nyam

/ɲam/

Mwezi

nuŋ

/nuŋ/

Mama

ma

/ma/

Baba

ta

/ta/

Kula

/me/

Kunywa

nyo

/ɲo/

Upendo

kɔŋ

/kɔŋ/

Moyo

mu

/mu/

Mti

ti

/ti/

Nyumba

nda

/nda/

Mbwa

mbu

/mbu/

Paka

guŋ

/ɡuŋ/

Mkono

boa

/boa/

Jicho

dzi

/dzi/

Habari

mɔlɔŋ

/mɔlɔŋ/

Asante

nfɔn

/nfɔn/

Moja

/mɔ/

Nzuri

mwa

/mwa/

Vyanzo

Ulinganishaji wa maneno

Imelinganishwa na lugha za Niger-Congo zinazohusiana

Maana KimetaKiaghemKilingalaKiewondoKibuluKisangoKimashami
Maji /mə/ mê' /meʔ/ máí /mai/ medzim /medzim/ medim /medim/ ngu /ŋɡu/ mringa /mɾiŋɡa/
Moto mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ ìmáa' /imáaʔ/ mɔ́tɔ /mɔtɔ/ ndoa /ndoa/ ndoa /ndoa/ wa /wa/ mòò /moːʔ/
Jua nyam /ɲam/ kû' /kuʔ/ mói /moi/ dzōb /dʒoːb/ zobé /zobe/ /la/ ìsùwà /isuwa/
Mwezi nuŋ /nuŋ/ nâa' /naːʔ/ sánzá /sanza/ ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ ngon /ŋɡon/ nzë /nzɛ/ mwezi /mwezi/
Mama ma /ma/ /mo/ mamá /mama/ nyia /ɲia/ nyia /ɲia/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/
Baba ta /ta/ /ta/ tatá /tata/ tara /taɾa/ tata /tata/ babâ /baba/ baba /baba/
Kula /me/ nîa /nia/ kolía /kolia/ di /di/ dzia /dʒia/ te /te/ ìlya /iʎa/
Kunywa nyo /ɲo/ nyâa /ɲaː/ komɛ́la /komɛla/ nyu /ɲu/ nyu /ɲu/ nyon /ɲon/ ìnyo /iɲo/
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