// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Ngam language say to its friend? "Let's ngam up
| Ngam | |
|---|---|
| Sara Ngam | |
| Native to | Chad, Central African Republic |
Native speakers | (61,000 cited 1993–1996)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nmc |
| Glottolog | ngam1269 |
Ngam, or Sara Ngam, is a Bongo–Bagirmi language of Chad and the Central African Republic.
Examples
[edit]- Sú àl̄ dò̰ó̰ bə̄ kà̰ŗ̄ɓày ᵼ̀sō-nìí jī Tùbòjēmgᵼ̄ tᵼ́. - He mounts (into a tree), but a toad falls into the hands of Toubojemgué.
- J-àw̄ ndò̰ kānjᵼ̄-á bā-á. - We went fishing on the river.
- ń-dòó dá, ā í-ɗāhā ɗí tā? - And now what are you going to do?
- Wòjᵼ̀ ngán gᵼ̄ sīrí, àdᵼ̄ ngán kᵼ́ dìngà ??gᵼ̄ ??ì mᵼ̀tá, bə̄ kᵼ́ dḭ̀yá̰ gᵼ̄ ì sɔ́. - He has seven children, three boys and four girls.
- Mbɔ̀ŗ̄ nᵼ̀ngà yā̰-í ngāl ànī, à ᵼ̀ndà yḛ̄tᵼ̄ gᵼ̄ ᵼ̀gà dɔ̀-í tᵼ́. - If the handle of your spear is long, it will strike the wasps that will sting you.
- ó̰-ō̰, ḿ-gèŗ̄ àĺ tó̰ò̰. - No, I do not understand yet.
- Yèl̄ gᵼ̄ ní ɗèē wɔ̀tᵼ̄-n̄ dɔ̀-ǹ tᵼ́ - The birds arrive above his head.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Ngam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Sara-Bagirmi Language Project - Ngam