Duruma
Duruma is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania and Kenya, by about 397 thousand people.
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Words in Duruma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | thu* | |
| name | cina* | |
| eye | cico* | |
| ear | sikiro* | |
| nose | phula* | |
| tooth | cino* | |
| tongue | rimi* | |
| hand | kono* | |
| blood | laco* | |
| bone | soza* | |
| skin | ChiNgo* | |
| knee | vwindi* | |
| breast | nondo* | |
| water | maci* | |
| fire | oho* | |
| sun | cuwa* | |
| star | nyenyezi* | |
| stone | ciwe* | |
| mountain | rima* | |
| tree | hi* | |
| night | siku* | |
| dog | diya* | |
| fish | samaki* | |
| one | eNga* | |
| two | biri* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | ona* | |
| die | fa* | |
| come | ca* | |
| path | njira* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Chonyi-Dzihana-KaumaAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- GiryamaAtlantic-Congo70% alike
- SegejuAtlantic-Congo59% alike
- DigoAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- SwahiliAtlantic-Congo51% alike
- Kami (Tanzania)Atlantic-Congo47% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.