Fwe
Fwe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Zambia, Namibia, and Botswana.
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The Fwe language, also known as Chifwe, is a Bantu language spoken by the Fwe people (Mafwe or Bafwe) in Namibia and Zambia. It is closely related to the Subia language, Chisubia, and is one of several Bantu languages that feature click consonants.
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Words in Fwe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | zina* | |
| eye | So* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | yuru* | |
| tooth | lino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | auya* | |
| blood | roha* | |
| bone | fuha* | |
| skin | kabi* | |
| knee | zu* | |
| breast | nSwe* | |
| liver | SeNa* | |
| water | mênjì | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | yuba* | |
| star | tuNwezi* | |
| stone | Cwe* | |
| mountain | lundu* | |
| tree | kuni* | |
| leaf | vuma* | |
| night | siku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| one | yenke* | |
| two | bobile* | |
| I | eme* | |
| you | ewe* | |
| we | eswe* |
* 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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