Bolon
Bolon is a Mande language spoken in Burkina Faso. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bolon is a Manding language of Burkina Faso. There are two dialects, White/Southern and Black/Northern; White Bolon is partially intelligible with Jula.
From Wikipedia · Bolon language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bolon
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mugo* | |
| name | togo* | |
| eye | ya* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | yu* | |
| tooth | yi* | |
| hand | botigE* | |
| blood | yu* | |
| bone | ko* | |
| skin | wo* | |
| breast | disi* | |
| liver | bie* | |
| water | Te* | |
| fire | ta* | |
| sun | te* | |
| star | lolo* | |
| stone | kaba* | |
| tree | yiri* | |
| night | su* | |
| dog | wuru* | |
| fish | yEgE* | |
| one | ke* | |
| two | fila* | |
| I | ne* | |
| drink | mi* | |
| see | Te* | |
| hear | mE* | |
| die | sa* | |
| come | na* | |
| path | sira* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MarkaMande62% alike
- WorodougouMande57% alike
- KoroMande56% alike
- Konyanka ManinkaMande54% alike
- Kita ManinkakanMande53% alike
- WojenakaMande53% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · bolo1266 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bof