Bangba
Bangba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Bangba (Abangba) is a minor Ubangian language of DRC Congo. It is not close enough to other Eastern Ngbaka languages for mutual intelligibility.
From Wikipedia · Bangba language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bangba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kpara* | |
| name | ili* | |
| eye | jila* | |
| ear | EjE* | |
| nose | Ewo* | |
| tooth | EtE* | |
| tongue | Emi* | |
| blood | ngutE* | |
| bone | biki* | |
| skin | Eko* | |
| knee | nzukuta* | |
| breast | Eka* | |
| water | Engu* | |
| fire | Ewa* | |
| sun | Ela* | |
| star | kupala* | |
| stone | Eda* | |
| mountain | Eta* | |
| tree | Elu* | |
| leaf | Ekpa* | |
| night | biti* | |
| dog | buru* | |
| fish | Esi* | |
| louse | EkpE* | |
| one | bili* | |
| two | boso* | |
| I | Ema* | |
| you | Emu* | |
| drink | nj3* | |
| hear | jE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MayogoAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- MündüAtlantic-Congo43% alike
- GundiAtlantic-Congo28% alike
- Gbanziri-BorakaAtlantic-Congo27% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo24% alike
- Ngbaka Ma'boAtlantic-Congo21% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · bang1345 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bbe