Bushoong
Bushoong is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Bushong is a Bantu language of the Kasai Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the Kuba Kingdom.
Alternative names are Bushongo, Bushoong, Busoong, Shongo, Ganga, Kuba, Mbale, Bamongo, Mongo.
Dialects are said to be Djembe, Ngende, Ngombe (Ngombia), Ngongo, Pianga (Panga, Tsobwa, Shobwa, Shoba). Pianga (Shuwa) is a distinct language, in the Tetela group.
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Words in Bushoong
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | t* | |
| name | in* | |
| eye | iS* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | ul* | |
| tooth | in* | |
| tongue | em* | |
| hand | haS* | |
| blood | kila* | |
| bone | Tik* | |
| skin | yobo* | |
| knee | moNo* | |
| breast | byEl* | |
| liver | bady* | |
| water | aS* | |
| fire | ya* | |
| sun | taNwa* | |
| star | Edy* | |
| stone | mbok* | |
| mountain | ban* | |
| tree | tiy* | |
| leaf | aSa* | |
| night | tu* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | Swe* | |
| louse | Si5* | |
| one | koSi* | |
| two | pe* | |
| drink | nno* | |
| see | mon* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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