Bera
Bera is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bera (Bira) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is close to Amba.
From Wikipedia · Bira language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bera
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bo* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | toi* | |
| nose | olo* | |
| tooth | 5o* | |
| tongue | ka* | |
| blood | gila* | |
| bone | kua* | |
| skin | govo* | |
| knee | li* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | hokohoko* | |
| water | bo* | |
| fire | sa* | |
| sun | wane* | |
| star | taNataNa* | |
| stone | tali* | |
| mountain | bimba* | |
| tree | le* | |
| leaf | kasa* | |
| night | lia* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | su* | |
| louse | pamba* | |
| one | Nilini* | |
| two | bale* | |
| drink | mwa* | |
| see | leba* | |
| hear | oka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Amba (Uganda)Atlantic-Congo57% alike
- BilaAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- Kango (Tshopo District)Atlantic-Congo41% alike
- BheleAtlantic-Congo37% alike
- KaikuAtlantic-Congo37% alike
- Komo (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo36% 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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