Embu
Embu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Kenya, by about 320 thousand people.
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Embu, also known as Kîembu, is a Bantu language of Kenya. It is spoken by the Embu people, also known as the (Aembu) (sg. Muembu). Speakers of the Embu language can also be found in neighboring districts/counties and in the diaspora.
The language is closely related to the Kikuyu, Kimeru and Kamba languages.
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Words in Embu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndo* | |
| name | rietwa* | |
| eye | 8o* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | nioro* | |
| tooth | gego* | |
| tongue | roreme* | |
| blood | n8akame* | |
| bone | vende* | |
| knee | ru* | |
| breast | 5ondo* | |
| liver | etema* | |
| water | manji | |
| fire | aki* | |
| sun | rioa* | |
| star | njata* | |
| stone | 8iga* | |
| mountain | rema* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | e8ango* | |
| night | otoko* | |
| dog | ngite* | |
| fish | koyo* | |
| louse | nda* | |
| two | egere* | |
| I | nie* | |
| you | we* | |
| we | 8ui* | |
| drink | 5ua* | |
| see | ona* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · embu1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ebu