1,162 Abibisika (Black Gold) Points

Rank: Unranked Obibini

A sample of phonological sound correspondences between Medew NeTer and Bamilike – Medumba
by Netjer Neb (K.D Hartley)
Bamilike – Medumba Basic Lexis translated from French by Brother Giles Domkam

Mokhtar 1986 (UNESCO) states:
“The symposium recommends that a linguistic study be made without delay on the African languages which are in imminent danger of disappearing: Kaw-Ka w has been suggested as a very significant case in point. At the same time, the co-operation of specialists in comparative linguistics should be enlisted at international level in order to establish all possible correlations between African languages and ancient Egyptian.” (Mokhtar 1986: 78).

This is a small sample of utilizing the comparative linguistic method by establishing sound regularity with the C1 consonant position with Medew Neter and Bamilike Medumba using the basic lexis. I can not share a lot because the rest of the comparisons will be submitted to GJL.

(a) C1 voiced bilabial plosive *b >b (phonetic identity)

Medew Neter…………………..Bamilike – Medumba
*bɑːsat ——————————> busi = cat deity/ cat (elision of [t])
*bɔt ——————————> bɔ = house (elision of [t])
*bun ——————————-> bu = claw, nail/ hand (elision of [n])
*bûhi: ——————————-> bûkì = to carve/ writing ([h] fortitioned to [k])
*bwa ——————————-> bwɔ̆ = beautiful/ marvelous
*baùt ——————————–> bù’ = house servant/slave (elision of [t])
*baba ———————————> bēbə̄ = protect/ use force
*bani: ———————————> bə̀lòŋ = kind of plant/potatoe (epenthesis of ŋ)
*bə̄it ———————————> bə̄’tə̄ = a cutting/ chop into pieces
*āb ———————————-> bā’ = weave/ to weave (metathesis)
*bu: ———————————-> (kə̀)-bwɔ̀ = to abominate/be bad