Bongo
Bongo is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Sudan and South Sudan. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bongo (Bungu), also known as Dor, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Bongo people in sparsely populated areas of Bahr al Ghazal in South Sudan.
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Words in Bongo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ro* | |
| eye | komo* | |
| ear | mbili* | |
| nose | homo* | |
| tooth | usu* | |
| tongue | ndatara* | |
| hand | ji* | |
| blood | tirama* | |
| bone | kiriNba* | |
| skin | bana* | |
| knee | kukuhi* | |
| breast | dokidi* | |
| water | mɩ̀nɩ̀ | |
| fire | pfo7du* | |
| sun | kada* | |
| star | kirr* | |
| stone | lEli* | |
| mountain | landa* | |
| tree | kaga* | |
| night | ndo* | |
| dog | bihi* | |
| fish | kinji* | |
| one | kotu* | |
| two | Nori* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | he* | |
| we | je* | |
| drink | aye* | |
| see | ata* | |
| hear | awu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Baka (South Sudan)Central Sudanic33% alike
- MorokodoCentral Sudanic31% alike
- Jur ModoCentral Sudanic30% alike
- NgamCentral Sudanic27% alike
- DagbaCentral Sudanic27% alike
- Nyamusa-MoloCentral Sudanic27% alike
Grammar
- Ngala-SantandreaAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- MolokoAfro-Asiatic87% alike
- Jur ModoCentral Sudanic85% alike
- GoloAtlantic-Congo85% alike
- Yulu-BingaCentral Sudanic85% alike
- YakomaAtlantic-Congo85% alike
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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