Bolia
Bolia is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Ntomba and Lia (Bolia) are closely related Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, close enough to be considered dialects of a single Lia-Ntomba language.
The related Mongo language also has varieties called Ntomba or Ntumba.
From Wikipedia · Lia-Ntomba language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bolia
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | na* | |
| eye | iho* | |
| ear | toi* | |
| nose | olo* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | lemu* | |
| hand | kata* | |
| blood | loNgo* | |
| bone | kua* | |
| skin | poho* | |
| knee | boNgo* | |
| breast | tolo* | |
| liver | piko* | |
| water | bahi* | |
| fire | tiE* | |
| sun | wane* | |
| star | to* | |
| stone | boko* | |
| mountain | bili* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | kaha* | |
| night | tio* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | si* | |
| louse | hina* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | pe* | |
| we | ho* | |
| drink | mina* | |
| see | EnE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
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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