Yag Dii
Dii
Atlantic-Congo (Adamawa, Mbum-Day)
Dii (also Duru, Dourou, or Yag Dii — "Dii speech") is an Adamawa Niger-Congo language of northern Cameroon, in the highland Adamawa Plateau region around Ngaoundéré. The Dii people developed a distinctive cattle-herding culture that contrasts with the surrounding agricultural Bantu populations. SIL Cameroon has produced extensive descriptive work on Yag Dii, with Bohnhoff (1986) as the standard reference.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Dii
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Adamawa, Mbum-Day)
| Meaning | Dii | Mooré | Donno So | Kurukh | Bahnar | Fiji Hindi | Fula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | mam /mam/ | koom /koːm/ | di /di/ | अम्म /amm/ | đak /ɗaːk/ | paani /paːni/ | ndiyam /ndijam/ |
| Fire | vee /vee/ | bugum /buɡum/ | nyaŋ /ɲaŋ/ | चिच /tʃitʃ/ | unh /uɲ/ | aagi /aːɡi/ | yiite /jiːte/ |
| Sun | zá̧ga̧ /zãɡã/ | wĩndga /wĩndɡa/ | naŋ /naŋ/ | बेरी /beɾiː/ | măt ʼnăr /mat ʔnar/ | suraj /suːrədʒ/ | naange /naːŋɡe/ |
| Moon | sȩȩ /sẽː/ | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | ugɔ /uɡɔ/ | चांदो /tʃaːndoː/ | khei /kʰɛːj/ | chaand /tʃãːd/ | lewru /lewɾu/ |
| Star | zoo waa /zoo waː/ | ãdga /ãdɡa/ | tolo /tolo/ | बिनको /binkoː/ | sơnglŏng /səŋlɔŋ/ | taaraa /taːraː/ | hoodere /hoːdeɾe/ |
| Night | vid /vid/ | yʋngo /jʊŋɡo/ | diga /diɡa/ | माखा /maːkʰaː/ | măng /maŋ/ | raat /raːt/ | jemma /dʒemːa/ |
| Wind | sápéém /sapeːm/ | sobgo /sobɡo/ | gɛɛdɛ /ɡɛːdɛ/ | ताका /taːkaː/ | kial /kjaːl/ | hawa /ɦəʋaː/ | henndu /hendu/ |
| Earth | hág /haɡ˥/ | tẽnga /tẽŋɡa/ | tay /taj/ | ख़ेख़ेल /xeːxel/ | teh /tɛh/ | mati /maːʈiː/ | leydi /lejdi/ |
| Stone | ʼyɛgɛ /ʔjɛɡɛ/ | kugri /kuɡri/ | tibu /tibu/ | पख्ना /pakʰnaː/ | tơmo /təmo/ | patthar /ˈpəttʰər/ | haayre /ˈhaːjre/ |
| Mountain | gʉʉ /ɡʉʉ/ | tãnga /tãŋɡa/ | pɛgɛlɛŋ /pɛɡɛlɛŋ/ | पर्ते /paɾteː/ | kông /koːŋ/ | pahaaṛ /pəɦaːɽ/ | fello /fello/ |
| Sea | mam gbo̧o̧ /mam ɡbõː/ | mogre /moɡre/ | dibe /dibe/ | दरियाउ /daɾijaːu/ | đak dơsĭ /ɗaːk dəsiʔ/ | samundar /səmʊndər/ | geec /ɡeːtʃ/ |
| Mother | naʼ /naʔ/ | ma /ma/ | na /na/ | अयो /ajoː/ | mei /mei/ | amma /əmːaː/ | yumma /jumːa/ |
| Father | baʼ /baʔ/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | बाबा /baːbaː/ | bă /bə/ | baap /baːp/ | baaba /baːba/ |
| Daughter | waa kȩ́ȩ́ /waː keː/ | bi-pugla /bipuɡla/ | yaana ii /jaːna iː/ | तंग्दा /taŋdaː/ | kon adruh /kɔːn ʔadruh/ | beti /beːʈiː/ | ɓiɗɗo debbo /ɓiɗːo debːo/ |
| I | mí /mi/ | mam /mam/ | mi /mi/ | एन /eːn/ | inh /iɲ/ | ham /ɦəm/ | miin /miːn/ |
| You | mɔ́ /mɔ/ | fo /fo/ | u /u/ | नीन /niːn/ | ih /ʔih/ | tum /tʊm/ | aan /aːn/ |
| We | ba / vo /ba / vo/ | tõnd /tõnd/ | ɛmmɛ /ɛmːɛ/ | नम / एम /nam / eːm/ | bơn / nhon /bən / ɲon/ | hamlog /ɦəmloɡ/ | enen / minen /enen / minen/ |
| Name | yéé /jeː/ | yʋʋre /jʊːre/ | boy /bɔj/ | नाम /naːm/ | anĕ /anɛ/ | naam /naːm/ | innde /inːde/ |
| Person | nánán /nanan/ | neda /neda/ | inde /indɛ/ | आल /aːl/ | bơngai /bəŋaːj/ | admi /ədmiː/ | neɗɗo /neɗːo/ |
| Head | yúú /juː/ | zugu /zuɡu/ | kuu /kuː/ | कुक्क /kukː/ | kơl /kəl/ | muuṛ /muːɽ/ | hoore /hoːre/ |
| Eye | nɔ́ɔ́ /nɔɔ/ | nifu /nifu/ | giru /ɡiru/ | ख़न्न /xanː/ | mat /mat/ | aankhi /ãːkʰi/ | yitere /jiteɾe/ |
| Ear | tɔ́g /tɔɡ/ | tʋbre /tʊbre/ | sugulu /suɡulu/ | खेब्दा /kʰebdaː/ | đon /ɗɔːn/ | kaan /kaːn/ | nofru /nofru/ |
| Nose | mìg /miɡ/ | yõore /jõːre/ | kinu /kinu/ | मुई /mui/ | muh /muh/ | naak /naːk/ | hinere /hinere/ |
| Mouth | ya̧g /jãɡ/ | noore /noːre/ | kɛnnɛ /kɛnːɛ/ | बाई /bai/ | ʼbơ̆r /ɓər/ | muh /mʊɦ/ | hunuko /hunuko/ |
| Tooth | nuʼ /nuʔ/ | yẽnde /jẽnde/ | inu /inu/ | पल्ल /palː/ | sơneng /səneŋ/ | daant /dãːt/ | ñiire /ɲiːre/ |
| Tongue | mɛ /mɛ/ | zelemde /zelemde/ | nɛndɛ /nɛndɛ/ | तत्खा /tatkʰaː/ | rơpiêt /rəpiet/ | jibh /dʒiːbʱ/ | ɗemngal /ɗemŋɡal/ |
| Hand | nag /naɡ/ | nugu /nuɡu/ | numɔ /numɔ/ | खेखा /xekːʰaː/ | ti /ti/ | haath /haːtʰ/ | junngo /dʒuŋːɡo/ |
| Foot | doo /doo/ | naoore /naoːre/ | kubɔ /kubɔ/ | ख़ेड्ड /xeɖː/ | tơpang jơ̆ng /təpaːŋ ɟəŋ/ | gorr /ɡoɽ/ | koyngal /kojŋɡal/ |
| Heart | zó̧ó̧ /zõː/ | sũuri /sũːri/ | kindɛ /kindɛ/ | ठांगरा /tʰaːŋɡɾaː/ | blei /blei/ | dil /dil/ | ɓernde /ɓeɾnde/ |
| Bone | nɛng /nɛŋ/ | kõbre /kõbre/ | kee /keː/ | खोचोल /kʰotʃol/ | kơting /kətiŋ/ | haddi /həɖɖiː/ | ƴiʼal /ʄiʔal/ |
| Blood | mem /mɛm/ | zɩɩm /zɪːm/ | ni /ni/ | खेस /kʰes/ | phăm /pʰam/ | khun /kʰuːn/ | ƴiiƴam /ʄiːʄam/ |
| Poop | víd /vid/ | bĩungu /bĩuŋɡu/ | bede /bede/ | पीक /piːk/ | ĭch /ic/ | — | kuudi /kuːdi/ |
| Love | kūngí /kuŋɡi/ | nonglem /noŋɡlem/ | ibɛ /ibɛ/ | मरटी /maɾʈiː/ | rơngư /rəŋɨ/ | pyaar /pjaːr/ | yiɗde /jiɗde/ |
| Tree | laʼ /laʔ/ | tɩɩga /tɪːɡa/ | timmɛ /timːɛ/ | मन्ना /manːaː/ | lông /loŋ/ | perr /peɽ/ | lekki /lekːi/ |
| Dog | ya̧ʼa̧d /jãʔãd/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | idu /idu/ | अल्ला /alːaː/ | kŏ /kɔʔ/ | kutta /kʊttaː/ | rawaandu /ɾawaːndu/ |
| Cat | ngwā /ŋɡwa/ | yũuga /jũːɡa/ | gamma /ɡamːa/ | बिल्ली /bilːiː/ | miao /miao/ | puusi /puːsɪ/ | ullundu /ulːundu/ |
| Fish | zeʼ /zeʔ/ | zĩm /zĩm/ | — /—/ | इंजो /indʒo/ | ka /kaː/ | machhri /mətʃʰriː/ | liingu /liːŋɡu/ |
| Bird | nɔ́g waa /nɔɡ waː/ | liuula /liuːla/ | sadaa /sadaː/ | ओरा /oɾaː/ | sem /səm/ | chirriya /tʃiɽijaː/ | sonndu /sonndu/ |
| Butterfly | láláb /lalab/ | pilimpiuku /pilimpiuku/ | gɔmbu-gɔmbɛy /ɡɔmbuɡɔmbɛj/ | पापला /paːplaː/ | — | — | — |
| Egg | ba̧ʼ /bãʔ/ | gelle /ɡelːe/ | talu /talu/ | बी /biː/ | kơtăp /kətap/ | anda /əɳɖaː/ | boofo /boːfo/ |
| Horse | goʼoy /ɡoʔoj/ | wed-moaaga /wedmoaːɡa/ | soŋ /soŋ/ | घोड़ो /ɡʱoɽoː/ | aseh /ʔasɛh/ | ghorra /ɡʱoɽaː/ | puccu /putʃːu/ |
| House | lig /liɡ/ | roogo /roːɡo/ | ginɛ /ɡinɛ/ | एरपा /eɾpaː/ | hnam /hnam/ | ghar /ɡʱər/ | suudu /suːdu/ |
| Milk | va̧a̧ /vãː/ | bĩisim /bĩːsim/ | iru /iru/ | दूधी /duːdʱiː/ | đak toh /ɗaːk tɔh/ | dudh /duːdʱ/ | kosam /kosam/ |
| Honey | naam /naːm/ | sɩɩdo /sɪːdo/ | igɛ /iɡɛ/ | तिनी रसी /tiniː ɾasiː/ | đak sut /ɗaːk sut/ | madh /madʱ/ | njuumri /ndʒuːmri/ |
| Salt | ta̧m /tãm/ | yamsem /jamsem/ | neŋ /neŋ/ | बेक /beːk/ | boh /ɓɔh/ | namak /nəmək/ | lamɗam /lamɗam/ |
| Wine | doo /doo/ | divẽ /divẽ/ | — | अंगुर रासी /aŋɡuɾ raːsiː/ | sik hơmu /sik həmu/ | sharab /ʃəraːb/ | wiiñu /wiːɲu/ |
| Rice | tʉ́d hó̧d /tʉd hõd/ | mui /mui/ | ara /ara/ | तिखिल /tikʰil/ | ʼba /ɓaː/ | — | maaro /maːro/ |
| Iron | hɨɨ /hɨː/ | kutu /kutu/ | inɛ /inɛ/ | पन्ना /panːaː/ | bơxey /bəsɛːj/ | lohaa /loɦaː/ | njamndi /ˈndʒamndi/ |
| Wheel | kɨ̀ɨ̀kɨ́ɨ́ /kɨːkɨː/ | karga /karɡa/ | — | चाका /tʃaːkaː/ | tang-wang /taːŋ waːŋ/ | pahiya /pəɦijaː/ | irel /iɾel/ |
| Silk | sìlíkì /siliki/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Book | debtere /debtere/ | sebre /sebre/ | — | किताब /kitaːb/ | sơ̆p hla bơar /səp hlaː bəar/ | buk /buk/ | deftere /deftere/ |
| Eat | lá /la/ | dɩ /dɪ/ | nyaa /ɲaː/ | ओनना /onːaː/ | sa /sa/ | khao /kʰaːo/ | ñaamde /ɲaːmde/ |
| Drink | zɔ /zɔ/ | yũ /jũ/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | ओंकना /oŋkːnaː/ | ngoah /ŋoah/ | pio /pio/ | yarude /jaɾude/ |
| Sleep | nə nəm /nə nəm/ | gũsi /ɡũsi/ | girii yeyyee /ɡiriː jejːeː/ | खंद्रना /kʰandɾnaː/ | têp /tɛp/ | — | ɗaanaade /ɗaːnaːde/ |
| One | dágá /daɡa/ | yembre /jembre/ | turu /turu/ | ओंटा /oːnʈaː/ | minh /miɲ/ | ek /ek/ | goʼo /ɡoʔo/ |
| Two | idú /idu/ | yiibu /jiːbu/ | lɛy /lɛj/ | एण्ड /eːɳɖ/ | bar /ɓaːr/ | dui /dʊi/ | ɗiɗi /ɗiɗi/ |
| Three | taanɔ́ /tãːnɔ/ | tãabo /tãːbo/ | taandu /taːndu/ | मूंद /muːnd/ | pêng /peːŋ/ | tiin /tiːn/ | tati /tati/ |
| Four | ndaddʉ /ndaddʉ/ | naase /naːse/ | nay /naj/ | नाख /naːx/ | puăn /pwan/ | chaar /tʃaːr/ | nayi /naji/ |
| Five | nɔ́nɔ́ /nɔnɔ/ | nu /nu/ | nnɔ /nːɔ/ | पंचे /pãtʃeː/ | pơđăm /pəʔɗam/ | paanch /pãːtʃ/ | jowi /dʒoːwi/ |
| Hundred | tȩmɛre /tẽmɛre/ | koabga /koabɡa/ | tɛmdɛrɛ /tɛmdɛrɛ/ | सौ /sau/ | hreng /hreŋ/ | sau /səu/ | teemedere /teːmedeɾe/ |
| Hello | mbóò /mboo/ | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | yaamɔ /jaːmɔ/ | खद्दी /kʰadːiː/ | ô /o/ | namaste /nəməste/ | jam tan /dʒam tan/ |
| Thank you | vɛɛɛ /vɛːɛ/ | barka /barka/ | gaanaa /ɡaːnaː/ | धोन्नोबाद /dʱonːobaːd/ | kơbi /kəbi/ | dhanbaad /dʱənbaːd/ | a jaaraama /a dʒaːɾaːma/ |
| Good | dʉʉ /dʉʉ/ | sõma /sõma/ | seeƞ /sẽː/ | होय /hoːj/ | ʼlơ̆ng /ʔləŋ/ | achchha /ətʃtʃʰaː/ | moƴƴo /moʄːo/ |
| New | ʼmaŋ /ʔmaŋ/ | paalga /paːlɡa/ | kanda /kanda/ | पुना /punaː/ | nao /ʔnao/ | nawa /nəʋaː/ | keso /keso/ |
| Red | yȩ́ȩ́ /jẽː/ | miuugu /miuːɡu/ | banu /banu/ | खेसो /kʰesoː/ | bre /ɓreː/ | laal /laːl/ | boɗeejo /boɗeːdʒo/ |
| White | hèè /hee/ | pɛɛlga /pɛːlɡa/ | pilu /pilu/ | पंड्रू /paɳɖɾuː/ | kok /kɔːk/ | safed /səfeːd/ | daneejo /daneːdʒo/ |
| Coffee | kàfée /kafeː/ | kafe /kafe/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sugar | ta̧m zɨ́gɨd /tãm zɨɡɨd/ | sʋkre /sʊkre/ | suugɔrɔ /suːɡɔrɔ/ | चीनी /tʃiːniː/ | — | chini /tʃiːniː/ | sukar /sukar/ |
| Orange | ləmɔ́ /ləmɔ/ | orãase /oɾãːse/ | — | — | — | — | lemu /lemu/ |
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