Kɔlɔ
Ewondo
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Beti)
Ewondo is a Beti-Pahuin Bantu language of southern Cameroon, the most widely spoken indigenous language and local lingua franca of Yaoundé, the capital city. ~580K L1 speakers; many L2 across Cameroon's Centre Region. Closely related to Bulu and Fang. Notable for the Mvet musical-bard epic tradition (shared with Fang), the Bikut-si dance music genre, and the language of Manu Dibango's compositions. Latin orthography standardized 1990s; used in primary education and Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV) regional broadcasting. Bantu A72 zone.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Ewondo
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Beti)
| Meaning | Ewondo | Bulu | Fang | Kikongo | Berom | Nzima | Ga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | medzim /medzim/ | mendim /mendim/ | mendim /mendim/ | maza /maza/ | nshí /nʃí/ | nzule /nzule/ | nu /nu/ |
| Fire | ndoa /ndoa/ | nduan /nduan/ | nduan /nduan/ | tiya /tija/ | kya /kʲa/ | sinya /sinja/ | la /la/ |
| Sun | dzōb /dʒoːb/ | jôp /dʒɔp/ | zòp /zòp/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | gwi /ɡwi/ | ewia /ewia/ | hulu /hulu/ |
| Moon | ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ | ngon /ŋɡon/ | ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | pwɛl /pwɛl/ | siane /sjane/ | ŋɔɔŋmɔ /ŋɔɔŋmɔ/ |
| Star | ôtɛtɛ /ótɛtɛ/ | ôtɛtɛ /ɔtɛtɛ/ | ótéteŋ /ótéteŋ/ | mbwetete /mbwetete/ | taŋaten /taŋaˈten/ | nzonlenle /nzɔnlɛnlɛ/ | ŋulami /ŋùlámi/ |
| Night | alu /alu/ | alu /alu/ | alu /alu/ | builu /builu/ | turuk /turuk/ | nɔzo /nɔzo/ | nyɔŋ /ɲɔŋ/ |
| Rain | mveŋ /mvəŋ/ | mveŋ /mveŋ/ | mveng /mveŋ/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | rwak /rwak/ | ezule /ezule/ | nugbɔ /nuˈɡbɔ/ |
| Wind | evundu /evundu/ | évuŋulu /evuŋulu/ | mfongha /mfoŋa/ | mupepe /mupepe/ | gul /ɡul/ | anwoma /anwoma/ | kɔɔyɔɔ /kɔːjɔː/ |
| Earth | si /si/ | si /si/ | si /si/ | ntoto /ntoto/ | vwel /vwel/ | azɛlɛ /azɛlɛ/ | shikpɔŋ /ʃikpɔŋ/ |
| Stone | akok /akok/ | akok /akok/ | akok /akok/ | tadi /ˈtadi/ | fwa /fwa/ | bolɛ /bolɛ/ | tɛ /tɛ/ |
| Mountain | nkol /ŋkol/ | nkôl /ŋkɔl/ | nkol /ŋkol/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ | raku /raku/ | boka /boka/ | gɔŋ /ɡɔŋ/ |
| Sea | maŋ /maŋ/ | maŋ /maŋ/ | mang /maŋ/ | mbu /mbu/ | gworep /ɡworep/ | nyevile /ɲevile/ | ŋshɔ /ŋʃɔ/ |
| Mother | nyia /ɲia/ | nyia /ɲia/ | nyia /ɲia/ | mama /mama/ | neng /neŋ/ | enwo /enwo/ | nyɛ /ɲɛ/ |
| Father | tara /taɾa/ | tata /tata/ | tara /tara/ | tata /tata/ | da /da/ | papa /papa/ | tsɛ /tsɛ/ |
| Daughter | ngon /ŋɡɔn/ | ngone /ŋɡone/ | ngoan /ŋɡoan/ | mwana ya nkento /mwana ja nkento/ | hwóng /hwóŋ/ | ra raalɛ /ra raːlɛ/ | biyoo /bijoː/ |
| I | ma /má/ | ma /má/ | me /me/ | mono /mono/ | mé /mé/ | me /mè/ | mi /mì/ |
| You | wa /wá/ | wô /wɔ/ | wè /wè/ | ngeye /ŋɡeje/ | hwo /hwo/ | wɔ /wɔ/ | bo /bo/ |
| We | bia /bjá/ | bia /bja/ | bie /bje/ | beto /beto/ | wot /wot/ | yɛ /jɛ̀/ | wɔ /wɔ̀/ |
| Name | jôé /ʒóé/ | jôé /dʒɔe/ | eyola /ejola/ | nkumbu /nkumbu/ | reza /ˈrɛza/ | duma /duma/ | gbɛi /ɡbɛ́i/ |
| Person | môt /mɔt/ | môt /mɔt/ | mot /mɔt/ | muntu /muntu/ | mwat /mwat/ | sonla /sonla/ | gbɔmɔ /ɡbɔmɔ/ |
| Head | nlo /nlo/ | nlô /nlɔ/ | nlo /nlɔ/ | ntu /ntu/ | rato /rato/ | ti /ti/ | yitso /jitso/ |
| Eye | dzìs /dʒis/ | dis /dis/ | dis /dis/ | disu /disu/ | ryis /rjis/ | anye /anje/ | hiŋmɛi /hiŋmɛi/ |
| Ear | alo /alo/ | alo /alo/ | alo /alo/ | kutu /kutu/ | fwoŋ /fwoŋ/ | anzo /anzo/ | toi /toi/ |
| Mouth | anyu /aɲu/ | anyu /aɲu/ | anyu /aɲu/ | nnwa /nnwa/ | nu /nu/ | nloa /nloa/ | naa /naː/ |
| Tooth | asoŋ /asoŋ/ | asoŋ /asoŋ/ | asoŋ /asoŋ/ | dinu /dinu/ | hwin /hʷin/ | ɛjele /ɛdʒele/ | nyɛnyoŋ /ɲɛɲoŋ/ |
| Tongue | ôyem /ojəm/ | ôyem /ɔjem/ | ôyem /ojəm/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | lem /lɛm/ | ɛtɛfima /ɛtɛfima/ | lilɛi /lilɛi/ |
| Hand | woó /woʔó/ | wo /wo/ | wɔ /wɔ/ | koko /koko/ | vwɔ /vwɔ/ | ɛsa /ɛsa/ | nine /nine/ |
| Foot | abo /abɔ/ | abo /abo/ | abo /abɔ/ | kulu /kulu/ | bwol /bwol/ | gyakɛ /ɡʲakɛ/ | nane /nane/ |
| Heart | nlem /nlem/ | nlem /nlem/ | nnem /nnəm/ | ntima /ntima/ | yey /jej/ | ahonle /ahonle/ | tsui /tsui/ |
| Bone | évés /évɛ́s/ | évés /eves/ | ves /ves/ | visi /visi/ | kup /kup/ | bowule /bowule/ | wu /wu/ |
| Blood | meki /meki/ | metyi /metʃi/ | meki /meki/ | menga /meŋɡa/ | nemi /nemi/ | mogya /moɡʲa/ | lá /lá/ |
| Love | nyeʼe /ɲeʔe/ | nyeʼa /ɲeʔa/ | ndzem /ndzem/ | zola /zola/ | shìr /ʃìɾ/ | ɛlɔlɛ /ɛlɔlɛ/ | suɔmɔ /suɔmɔ/ |
| Tree | elé /elé/ | élé /ele/ | eli /eli/ | nti /nti/ | cɔgɔt /tʃɔɡɔt/ | baka /baka/ | tso /tso/ |
| Dog | mvu /mvu/ | mvu /mvu/ | mvu /mvu/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | vu /vu/ | kraman /kraman/ | gbei /ɡbei/ |
| Cat | esìŋga /esiŋɡa/ | esinga /esiŋɡa/ | esin /esin/ | nyau /ɲau/ | mìshí /mìʃí/ | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | adi /adi/ |
| Fish | kos /kos/ | kos /kos/ | kos /kos/ | mbisi /mbisi/ | tok /tok/ | fɛlɛ /fɛlɛ/ | loo /loː/ |
| Bird | anon /anɔn/ | anon /anɔn/ | anon /anɔn/ | nuni /ˈnuni/ | non /non/ | anloma /anloma/ | loofɔlɔ /loːfɔlɔ/ |
| Egg | aki /aki/ | aki /aki/ | aki /aki/ | diaki /diaki/ | regyi /reɡʲi/ | kolonvia /kolonvia/ | wuɔ /wuɔ/ |
| Horse | ekabeli /ekabeli/ | ékabela /ekabela/ | nkabele /ŋkabele/ | mpunda /mpunda/ | dwa /dwa/ | ɛkpɔnwɔ /ɛkpɔnwɔ/ | okpɔŋɔ /okpɔŋɔ/ |
| House | nda /nda/ | nda /nda/ | nda /nda/ | nzo /nzo/ | lɔ /lɔ/ | suakɛ /suakɛ/ | shia /ʃia/ |
| Milk | menyan /meɲan/ | menyaŋ /meɲaŋ/ | menyang /meɲaŋ/ | midiki /midiki/ | nevasal /nevasal/ | nyɛfonzule /ɲɛfonzule/ | fufɔ /fufɔ/ |
| Honey | woe /woe/ | wôé /wɔe/ | — | bwiki /bwiki/ | shok /ʃok/ | wolɛ /wolɛ/ | wo /wo/ |
| Salt | nku /ŋku/ | nku /ŋku/ | nku /ŋku/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ | nevwashe /nevwaʃe/ | ngyenle /ndʑenle/ | ŋo /ŋo/ |
| Wine | wayn /wajn/ | woon /woːn/ | vino /vino/ | vinu /vinu/ | nshî anap /nʃî anap/ | nwanye /nwaɲe/ | wain /wain/ |
| Rice | oles /oles/ | ôlis /ɔlis/ | oles /oles/ | loso /loso/ | — | awule /awule/ | omɔ /omɔ/ |
| Iron | ekye /ekje/ | étyé /etʃe/ | ekyeñ /ekjɛɲ/ | kibende /kiˈbende/ | dyam /dʲam/ | bulalɛ /bulalɛ/ | dade /dade/ |
| Silk | silik /silik/ | — | — | seda /seda/ | silikyi /silikʲi/ | selekye /seletɕe/ | seda /seda/ |
| Book | kalara /kalara/ | kalate /kalate/ | — | buku /buku/ | bwok-basa /bwokbasa/ | buluku /buluku/ | wolo /wolo/ |
| Eat | di /di/ | di /di/ | di /di/ | kudia /kudja/ | rì /ɾì/ | di /di/ | yɛ /jɛ/ |
| Drink | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | kunua /kunwa/ | sɔ /sɔ/ | nu /nu/ | nu /nu/ |
| One | fok /fok/ | fok /fok/ | bok /bok/ | mosi /mosi/ | gwiniŋ /ɡwiniŋ/ | kʊ /kʊ/ | ekome /ekome/ |
| Two | bɛ̌ /bɛ̌/ | bɛ̌ /bɛ̌/ | bɛ̀ /bɛ̀/ | zole /zole/ | bà /bà/ | nwiɔ /nwiɔ/ | enyɔ /eɲɔ/ |
| Three | lɛ́ /lɛ́/ | láá /laː/ | lɛ́ɛ́ /lɛː/ | tatu /tatu/ | tat /tat/ | nsa /nsa/ | etɛ /etɛ/ |
| Four | nyi /ɲì/ | nyin /ɲin/ | nyin /ɲiːɲ/ | iya /ija/ | naas /naːs/ | nna /nnã/ | ejwɛ /edʒwɛ/ |
| Five | tán /tán/ | tan /tan/ | tan /tan/ | tanu /tanu/ | tungun /tuŋun/ | nnu /nnu/ | enumɔ /enumɔ/ |
| Hundred | ntɛt /ntɛ̀d/ | ntet /ntet/ | ntɛt /ntɛ̀t/ | nkama /nkama/ | naga /naɡa/ | ɛya /ɛja/ | oha /oha/ |
| Hello | mbɔlɔ /mbɔlɔ/ | mbolo /mbolo/ | mbolo /mbolo/ | mbote /mbote/ | kèèlé /kèːlé/ | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | ɔ jɔ /ɔ jɔ/ |
| Thank you | akiba /akiba/ | akiba /akiba/ | akiba /akiba/ | matondo /matondo/ | gèyak /ɡèjak/ | medaase /medaase/ | oyiwala /ojiwala/ |
| Good | mbaŋ /mbaŋ/ | mbamba /mbamba/ | mbeng /mbeŋ/ | mbote /mbote/ | ryat /rjat/ | kpa /kpa/ | ekpakpa /ekpakpa/ |
| New | mkpaman /mkpaman/ | mfefé /mfefe/ | nféféñ /nféféɲ/ | mpa /mpa/ | pas /pas/ | fofolɛ /fofolɛ/ | hee /heː/ |
| Red | nyín /ɲín/ | évele /evele/ | vele /vələ/ | mbwaki /mbwaki/ | swinang /swinaŋ/ | kɔkɔlɛ /kɔkɔlɛ/ | tsuru /tsuru/ |
| White | mfum /mfum/ | éfumulu /efumulu/ | fum /fum/ | mpembe /mpembe/ | pɛŋ /pɛŋ/ | fufule /fufule/ | yɛŋ /jɛŋ/ |
| Black | evindi /evindi/ | évindi /evindi/ | vine /vine/ | ndombe /ndombe/ | si /si/ | bile /bile/ | diŋ /diŋ/ |
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