Dibole
Dibole is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Brazzaville. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bole, also known as Dibole or Babole, is a Bantu language spoken in the Likouala Department in the Republic of Congo. Speakers are clustered in villages on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, south of Epena.
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Words in Dibole
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | toi* | |
| nose | pemba* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | latoko* | |
| blood | sei* | |
| bone | hese* | |
| skin | kata* | |
| knee | Nonzo* | |
| breast | hala* | |
| water | máì | |
| fire | ya* | |
| sun | nkaNa* | |
| star | ntanteni* | |
| stone | ntuka* | |
| mountain | kodi* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | waNu* | |
| night | utu* | |
| dog | koti* | |
| fish | nswe* | |
| louse | Nila* | |
| one | mohoko* | |
| two | mihaNe* | |
| drink | nwe* | |
| see | an* | |
| hear | ok* | |
| die | we* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- LuyiAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- Mambwe-LunguAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- LambyaAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- Nugunu (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo90% alike
- MboleAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- VunjoAtlantic-Congo90% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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