Bwa
Bwa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Bwa (Boa, Boua, Bua, Kibua, Kibwa, Libua, Libwali) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dialects are
Leboa-Le (Bwa proper)
From Wikipedia · Bwa language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | teu* | |
| nose | songo* | |
| tooth | inyo* | |
| tongue | dada* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | bango* | |
| bone | kuwe* | |
| skin | dipa* | |
| knee | dikpa* | |
| breast | bEle* | |
| liver | bale* | |
| water | ba* | |
| fire | ku* | |
| sun | one* | |
| star | yonge* | |
| stone | gongota* | |
| mountain | ngElE* | |
| tree | baso* | |
| leaf | kasa* | |
| night | biti* | |
| dog | vE* | |
| fish | si* | |
| louse | nziE* | |
| one | moti* | |
| two | bale* | |
| drink | nE* | |
| see | n* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- PagibeteAtlantic-Congo53% alike
- NgelimaAtlantic-Congo37% alike
- LikoAtlantic-Congo34% alike
- Ngbinda-MayekaAtlantic-Congo31% alike
- BombomaAtlantic-Congo28% alike
- Amba (Uganda)Atlantic-Congo25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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