Doe
Doe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania, by about 24 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Doe (Dohe) is a Bantu language of the Pwani region of Tanzania.
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Words in Doe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndu* | |
| name | zina* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | gutwi* | |
| nose | mbula* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | ulimi* | |
| blood | damu* | |
| bone | vuha* | |
| knee | vindi* | |
| breast | matombo* | |
| liver | ini* | |
| water | masi | |
| fire | moto* | |
| sun | zua* | |
| star | ndonde* | |
| stone | iwe* | |
| mountain | gamba* | |
| tree | mti* | |
| leaf | zani* | |
| night | Cilo* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | samaki* | |
| louse | ngina* | |
| two | mbili* | |
| I | nie* | |
| you | weye* | |
| we | Ceye* | |
| drink | lewapombe* | |
| see | ona* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BondeiAtlantic-Congo65% alike
- KwereAtlantic-Congo64% alike
- KutuAtlantic-Congo62% alike
- Zigula-MushunguluAtlantic-Congo62% alike
- Kami (Tanzania)Atlantic-Congo58% alike
- NguluAtlantic-Congo58% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · doee1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · doe