Beembe
Beembe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Brazzaville.
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Bembe (Kibembe or Kibeembe) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in the Republic of Congo. It is closely related to Kikongo and forms part of the Kongo language cluster.
It should not be confused with the Bembe language (Ibembe) spoken in Congo-Kinshasa and Tanzania.
Maho (2009) considers Beembe, Kamba-Doondo, and Gangala (or Hangala, Gaangala, Haangala) to be distinct languages.
From Wikipedia · Bembe language (Kibembe) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Beembe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | thu* | |
| name | khumbu* | |
| eye | isu* | |
| ear | khuthu* | |
| nose | bombo* | |
| tooth | inu* | |
| tongue | dima* | |
| hand | khokho* | |
| blood | khila* | |
| bone | Zisi* | |
| skin | khanda* | |
| knee | boNgo* | |
| breast | thulu* | |
| water | ampha* | |
| fire | bakhu* | |
| sun | thaNgu* | |
| star | mbuethethe* | |
| stone | thali* | |
| mountain | khuthu* | |
| tree | thi* | |
| leaf | khaZa* | |
| night | bucukhu* | |
| dog | bua* | |
| fish | si* | |
| louse | gina* | |
| one | mosi* | |
| two | olo* | |
| I | me* | |
| you | gie* | |
| we | bethu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- LaariAtlantic-Congo49% alike
- South-Central KoongoAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- KunyiAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- Yaka-Pelende-LonzoAtlantic-Congo41% alike
- Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo39% alike
- SukuAtlantic-Congo39% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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