Mimi of Nachtigal


Mimi of Nachtigal, or Mimi-N, is a language of Chad that is attested only in a word list labelled "Mimi" that was collected by Gustav Nachtigal. Nachtigal's data was subsequently published by Lukas & Voelckers.

Classification

Joseph Greenberg classified it as a Maban language, though a distant one. Subsequent researchers have supported a remote relationship, though there is little data to go on.

Basic vocabulary

The more stable of Mimi-N and Mimi-D's attested vocabulary is as follows:
glossMimi-NMimi-D
twosønmel
eyekaldyo
firesou
stonemuguru
handraisil
whatɲeta
diedafaya
drinkabandʒi
dogɲuk
moonaɾ
claw/nailfer
bloodari
oneul-undeg
toothziːkɲain
eatɲyam
hairfuːlsuf
watersun engi
nosehurfir
mouthmilɲyo
earkuyifeɾ
birdkabal-a
bonekadʒi
sunsey
treesu
killkuduma
footzaŋrep
hornkamin
meatneŋɲyu
eggdʒulut
blackliwuk
headkidʒ-ibo
nightlem
fishgonas
seeyakoe