Furu
Furu is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Central African Republic.
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Furu is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Glottolog has it as one of the Kara languages, in line with recent literature, while Blench (2012) follows older lit in listing it as a Kresh language.
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Words in Furu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | dE* | |
| name | li* | |
| eye | kamu* | |
| ear | mbi* | |
| nose | kono* | |
| tooth | NaNa* | |
| tongue | nzo* | |
| hand | gi* | |
| blood | maNa* | |
| bone | noNo* | |
| skin | ndala* | |
| knee | zobalu* | |
| breast | gaNalu* | |
| liver | lu* | |
| water | manE* | |
| fire | fadu* | |
| sun | kaza* | |
| star | gElE* | |
| stone | koso* | |
| mountain | koNo* | |
| tree | kaga* | |
| leaf | mbikamba* | |
| night | ndoli* | |
| dog | bisi* | |
| fish | kaNE* | |
| louse | Nisa* | |
| one | kala* | |
| two | zo* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | ki* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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