Bamwe
Bamwe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bamwe is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Words in Bamwe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| name | kombo* | |
| eye | iro* | |
| ear | toi* | |
| nose | nzomba* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | lemi* | |
| hand | gyanza* | |
| blood | mbuna* | |
| bone | kuwa* | |
| skin | epopo* | |
| knee | ibongo* | |
| breast | bElE* | |
| liver | bale* | |
| water | mai | |
| fire | wa* | |
| sun | moi* | |
| star | nzoto* | |
| stone | boko* | |
| mountain | ngomba* | |
| tree | mete* | |
| leaf | ka* | |
| night | kEya* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | pwe* | |
| louse | mbua* | |
| one | mowi* | |
| two | mimbale* | |
| we | bio* | |
| drink | mei* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NdoloAtlantic-Congo76% alike
- Ngombe (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo70% alike
- BolondoAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- LibinzaAtlantic-Congo54% alike
- Loi-LikilaAtlantic-Congo51% alike
- BombomaAtlantic-Congo49% alike
Grammar
- BombomaAtlantic-Congo97% alike
- Zimbabwean NdebeleAtlantic-Congo94% alike
- NdoboAtlantic-Congo94% alike
- BelueliAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- Motembo-KundaAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- Loi-LikilaAtlantic-Congo93% 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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