Bolgo
Bolgo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Chad.
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The Bolgo language is a member of the Bua languages spoken in south-central Chad, in the villages of Koya, Boli, Gagne, and Bedi southeast of Melfi, by about 1,800 people (SIL 1993). Speakers also make up the majority of the population of Sorki canton in Chinguil sub-prefecture.
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Words in Bolgo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bi* | |
| name | ril* | |
| eye | gil* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | ho* | |
| tooth | nil* | |
| tongue | lel* | |
| blood | seri* | |
| bone | ogol* | |
| skin | kor* | |
| knee | rul* | |
| breast | mal* | |
| liver | hanya* | |
| water | rim* | |
| sun | lol* | |
| star | kEbEr* | |
| stone | bel* | |
| tree | teu* | |
| leaf | o* | |
| night | ido* | |
| dog | sao* | |
| fish | saba* | |
| louse | teteri* | |
| one | bad* | |
| two | rEd* | |
| drink | 5i* | |
| see | ol* | |
| hear | le* | |
| die | u* | |
| come | ye* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- KimAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- GbayaAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- Western ChamAustronesian92% alike
- YinchiaAustroasiatic91% alike
- QawasqarKawesqar91% alike
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoAtlantic-Congo90% 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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