Language
Days of the Week (ndʒwí máŋ̀kúŋə́ )
ndʒwí máŋ̀kúŋə́
(note that there are 8 days in a mankon week)
mbìʔínə
zɨ̀ŋkàʔánə (ndʒwíláʔà máŋ̀kùŋə́)
mámɨ̀tə̰̌
zídzǒŋ
zàkɔ̀b
m̀bìgɨndòm
zɨ̀ŋ̀kùŋə̀
sàmnə́ (ndʒwí mɨtə̰́ àláʔà máŋ̀kùŋə́)
Let's count ( bɨ̀gɨ́nə́ kwàʔá )
Bɨ̀gɨ́nə́ kwàʔá
1 mɔ́ʔɔ́ [ ɨ́mɔ́ʔɔ́ ]
2 báá [ ɨ́báá ]
3 tárə́ [ ɨ́tárə́ ]
4 kwá [ ɨ́kwá ]
5 tə̰̂ (tân) [ ɨ́tân ]
Months of the Year (bɨ̀sǎŋ bɨ̀ máŋ̀kùŋə́)
bɨ̀sǎŋ bɨ̀ máŋ̀kùŋə́
m̀bìʔínə àbùb m̀bìʔínəlòm
m̀bùʔúnə àbùb àbùb
ndwitə àbùb ǹtsùbm̀bəŋ
About the Mankon Language (MALA) Team
MALA Team
By Samuel Fonteh
The Mankon Language Team is composed of men and women of integrity of Mankon origin with a primordial objective of developing the Language spoken by the Mankon people of Mezam Division in North West Province of Cameroon. Otherwise called Mankon-Ngeumba, this language is spoken by the Mankon indigenes who today number approximately 150,000.
Common Proverbs in Mankon
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tɨ̀ bḛ̀ kâ bé yí fɔ̀ ɣè.
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- A ruler or king without subjects is no king.
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