Bwisi
Bwisi is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Brazzaville and Gabon. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bwisi (also known as Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority. According to the Ethnologue, approximately 4,250 people speak the language today worldwide.
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Words in Bwisi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | utu* | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | isu* | |
| ear | aru* | |
| nose | ilu* | |
| tooth | inu* | |
| tongue | imi* | |
| blood | nga* | |
| bone | bese* | |
| skin | xanda* | |
| knee | xunxulu* | |
| breast | beni* | |
| liver | bombo* | |
| water | amba* | |
| fire | bacu* | |
| sun | 5angu* | |
| star | mbwetila* | |
| stone | mani* | |
| mountain | landu* | |
| tree | ri* | |
| leaf | xaci* | |
| night | wilu* | |
| dog | bu* | |
| fish | bicimamba* | |
| louse | cina* | |
| one | mosi* | |
| two | byole* | |
| drink | unu* | |
| see | mona* | |
| die | ufwa* |
* 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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