Bodo (Central African Republic)
Bodo (Central African Republic) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Central African Republic. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Bodo is a possibly extinct Bantu language of the Central African Republic. It may be part of a group of languages called "Lebonya".
UNESCO lists Bodo as "severely endangered". It reportedly has or had 15 speakers, who lived scattered throughout the country.
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Words in Bodo (Central African Republic)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mbi* | |
| name | no* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | Theyi* | |
| nose | o* | |
| tooth | enu* | |
| tongue | lala* | |
| blood | nike* | |
| bone | ho* | |
| skin | mba* | |
| knee | u* | |
| breast | be* | |
| liver | hoho* | |
| water | po* | |
| fire | ja* | |
| sun | pa* | |
| star | ndata* | |
| stone | kopi* | |
| mountain | gbangba* | |
| tree | kaka* | |
| leaf | ani* | |
| night | butu* | |
| dog | nva* | |
| fish | sipe* | |
| louse | soko* | |
| one | ngana* | |
| two | pini* | |
| drink | mwa* | |
| see | nena* | |
| hear | mbetaka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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