Bondei
Bondei is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bondei is a Northeast Coast Bantu of Tanzania closely related to Shambala.
From Wikipedia · Bondei language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bondei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | zina* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | gutwi* | |
| nose | pua* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | pome* | |
| bone | vuha* | |
| knee | vindi* | |
| breast | matombo* | |
| liver | ini* | |
| water | mazi | |
| fire | moto* | |
| sun | zua* | |
| star | 5ota* | |
| stone | iwe* | |
| mountain | ima* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | zani* | |
| night | kio* | |
| dog | kui* | |
| fish | samaki* | |
| louse | da* | |
| two | mbi* | |
| I | mimi* | |
| you | we* | |
| we | sie* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| see | ona* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- ElipAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- HeheAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- BombomaAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- Loi-LikilaAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- Mambwe-LunguAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- Eastern KikongoAtlantic-Congo92% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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