Ki (tukí)

Ki is a member of the Mbam branch of the Southern Bantoid language family. It is spoken by about 26,000 people in the Central Region of Cameroon. In particular, it is spoken along the Sanaga river in the Mbam-et-Inoubou Department, and also in the Mbam-et-Kim Department.

Ki is also known as Tuki, Baki, Bacenga, Betsinga, Betzinga, Oki, Osa Nanga or Sanaga. Dialects include Kombe, Cenga, Tsinga, Bundum, Njo, Ngoro and Mbere. It can be written with the Latin alphabet. There are some radio programs in Ki, and people write poetry in the language.

Ki alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Ki (Excel)

Sample text

Yésusu a ma járá nawó anáá: «Ará no vásoóriyámó járáno anáa Tetáŋgá wa visó, ŋgá anáa vato bimé vá jémbe anáa o ámó Irɔŋgɔ moká ŋga anáá tamba rɔɔ yo uré,
O só hwámó manyá má visó ámá to waŋgámó isí yimé,
O só yevénámó wobé wimé ówó to eŋgámó esene éyé visó hónó to yevenámó vato bimé ává vá só eŋgámó wobé. O ta eŋgá atɔ́wɔ anáá to obena naáté yá vimaa.»

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/4514/LUK.11.TII

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Links

Information about the Ki language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_language
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/bag
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/tuki1240
https://www.webonary.org/tuki/overview/introduction/
http://www.language-archives.org/language/bag

Bantoid languages

Abon, Bafanji, Bebe, Bekwarra, Daka, Jarawa, Ki, Medumba, Pinyin, Tiv, Yambeta

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 14.10.25. Last modified: 14.10.25

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