Bofi
Bofi is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Central African Republic, by about 23.5 thousand people.
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Bofi (Ɓòfì, Boffi) is a Gbaya language spoken in Boda and Bimbo subprefectures in southwestern Central African Republic. Those speakers in Bimbo are mostly Bambenga pygmies. Although they no longer live in the forest, their area was forested in 1950.
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Words in Bofi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wi* | |
| eye | li* | |
| ear | zara* | |
| nose | zo* | |
| tooth | nini* | |
| hand | ko* | |
| blood | to7o* | |
| bone | gbala* | |
| knee | zugur* | |
| breast | nusila* | |
| liver | sila* | |
| water | lì | |
| fire | we* | |
| sun | soi* | |
| star | sura* | |
| stone | ta* | |
| mountain | kala* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | wa* | |
| night | zE* | |
| dog | tolo* | |
| fish | koyo* | |
| louse | ese* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | zo7o* | |
| come | tE* | |
| path | gbar7ar* | |
| new | mbe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AliAtlantic-Congo73% alike
- Gbaya-MbodomoAtlantic-Congo68% alike
- ManzaAtlantic-Congo67% alike
- Ngbaka ManzaAtlantic-Congo66% alike
- Ngbaka MinagendeAtlantic-Congo64% alike
- GbayaAtlantic-Congo57% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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