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Ding

Ding is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.

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Ding · 4.4°S 19.4°E

Ding (also called Di or Dzing) is a Bantu language that is spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Maho (2009) considers the following to be distinct languages closely related to Ding:

B861 Ngul (Ngwi), B862 Lwel (Kelwer), B863 Mpiin (Pindi), B864 West Ngongo, B865 Nzadi

From Wikipedia · Ding language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Ding

MeaningWordRomanization
personur*
namecin*
eyeyi*
earcuy*
nosebom*
toothcin*
tonguelim*
handkay*
bloodluN*
bonekwa*
skinpuy*
kneeboN*
breastbEl*
liversisa*
waterco*
firebu*
sunvun*
starbyor*
stonetar*
treeti*
leafkay*
nightpip*
dogbwa*
fishcE*
lousecin*
oneya*
twoEl*
ImE*
youta*
webi*

* 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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