Boloki
Boloki is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Loki (Boloki), or Ruki, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is very close to Lingala. The Boloki (Baloki) people are named after the Ruki River; they live on either side of the Congo River where the Ruki joins it.
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Words in Boloki
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | lélé | |
| name | nkómbó | |
| ear | litói | |
| heart | motéma | |
| head | motó | |
| blood | makilá | |
| knee | libongó | |
| breast | libele | |
| liver | libale | |
| water | mái | |
| fire | mweya | |
| sun | mói | |
| rain | mbúla | |
| mountain | ngómbá | |
| night | butú | |
| dog | mbwá | |
| fish | nsú | |
| die | wa | |
| come | ya | |
| new | sika | |
| big | -nene | |
| black | -yindo |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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