Seki is a Bantu language spoken by about 15,000 people mainly in Equatorial Guinea, and also in Gabon. In particular, it is spoken in the towns of Rio Campo and Northern Bata in the Littoral Province in the northwest of Equatorial Guinea, and in Cocobeach, a town in Ogooué-Maritime Province in the west of Gabon.
Seki is also known as Sekyani, Sekiani, Sekiyani, Sekiana, Shekiyana, Sheke, Seke, Beseki, Bulu or Seseki. It is written with the Latin alphabet.
Download an alphabet chart for Seki (Excel)
Details of Seki alphabet and pronunciation provided by Wolfram Siegel (PDF)
The [ɛ] sound can also be written è.
Ma mbodye we, Maria we di na gras bèni, Agnambye di ne we, abwetcheke wè mèmbya vyagano nè bobadi bese du, Jezu gne mono wè, e di tèki nè membya mèse du. Santa Maria, Ghangwè Agnambyè, kambina sè, sa u be, wo kyawè vakè, nè gombe yi sè kè wèko, Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God. Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Source: https://www.language-museum.com/encyclopedia/s/seki.php
Information about Seki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seki_language
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seki_(Sprache)
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_seki
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/seki1238
http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/syi
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Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 21.04.25. Last modified: 21.04.25
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