Ali
Ali is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Central African Republic.
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Ali (’Àlī) is a Gbaya language of the southwestern Central African Republic. Ngbaka Manza is closer to ’Ali proper than it is to its namesakes Manza or Ngbaka, though all may be mutually intelligible to some extent.
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Words in Ali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wile* | |
| eye | li* | |
| ear | zara* | |
| nose | zomo* | |
| tooth | 5ini* | |
| hand | ko* | |
| blood | toko* | |
| skin | ndara* | |
| knee | zukuru* | |
| breast | gaNa* | |
| liver | sila* | |
| water | lì | |
| fire | we* | |
| sun | soe* | |
| star | sora* | |
| stone | ta* | |
| mountain | kala* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | ma* | |
| night | zE* | |
| dog | tolo* | |
| fish | koyo* | |
| louse | bisi* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | lE* | |
| die | fe* | |
| come | tE* | |
| path | liwara* | |
| new | mbe* | |
| full | dunu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BofiAtlantic-Congo73% alike
- ManzaAtlantic-Congo71% alike
- Gbaya-MbodomoAtlantic-Congo69% alike
- Ngbaka MinagendeAtlantic-Congo69% alike
- Ngbaka ManzaAtlantic-Congo69% alike
- GbanuAtlantic-Congo62% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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