Buyu
Buyu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Buyu, or Buyi, is a Bantu language of Lake Tanganyika that is closely related to Nyanga.
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Words in Buyu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | thu* | |
| name | Tina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | thu* | |
| nose | hembe* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | Si* | |
| bone | uta* | |
| skin | bu* | |
| knee | cu* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| water | ati* | |
| fire | hya* | |
| sun | Tuba* | |
| stone | we* | |
| mountain | ono* | |
| tree | thi* | |
| leaf | ani* | |
| night | suku* | |
| dog | wa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| one | mwiTi* | |
| two | bili* | |
| drink | nw* | |
| see | mon* | |
| hear | hulil* | |
| die | w* | |
| come | cw* | |
| path | tila* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- HoloholoAtlantic-Congo47% alike
- Lega-MwengaAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- Luba-LuluaAtlantic-Congo43% alike
- Enya-KisanganiAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- YeyiAtlantic-Congo41% alike
- Konongo-RuwilaAtlantic-Congo41% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · buyu1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · byi