Boma Yumu
Boma Yumu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Boma is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Maho (2009) considers Boma, B.821 Mpe (Kempee), and B.822 Nunu to be closely related languages. Mpe and Nunu do not have ISO codes. (Distinguish the Nunu dialect of Ngiri.)
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Words in Boma Yumu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oru* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | ziru* | |
| ear | thue* | |
| nose | zule* | |
| tooth | inu* | |
| tongue | lumi* | |
| hand | orho* | |
| blood | kila* | |
| bone | koro* | |
| skin | kubo* | |
| knee | bo* | |
| breast | twe* | |
| liver | pyoku* | |
| water | pala* | |
| fire | ba* | |
| sun | ana* | |
| star | woro* | |
| stone | keli* | |
| mountain | kule* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | saka* | |
| night | vulu* | |
| dog | va* | |
| fish | tfu* | |
| louse | siana* | |
| one | mori* | |
| two | bolE* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| see | mo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- TieneAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- Mbere-MbambaAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- MitukuAtlantic-Congo27% alike
- Teke-Eboo-NzikouAtlantic-Congo27% alike
- South-Central KoongoAtlantic-Congo26% alike
- San Salvador KongoAtlantic-Congo25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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