Guinea Kpelle
Guinea Kpelle is a Mande language spoken in Guinea and Liberia.
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Written down
Nukan gele kaa pələ kaa tanɔn, yiliɓa nu kəle maawiyə pələ da tɔɔi gaa ɲei yɛnɛyii hu kɛpələ kaalɔ tanɔn; di kɛmɛni a nukan ŋaa ɓə gɛɛ hwəkɛli wɛlikɛmaa ə lɔ di luwai.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Guinea Kpelle
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nu* | |
| name | la* | |
| eye | 5e* | |
| ear | w3li* | |
| nose | hugo* | |
| tooth | 5i* | |
| tongue | n3N* | |
| hand | ye* | |
| blood | 5ama* | |
| bone | kow* | |
| skin | kolo* | |
| knee | wungbe* | |
| breast | 5ini* | |
| liver | yElE* | |
| water | ya | |
| fire | woN* | |
| sun | hvolo* | |
| star | peleN* | |
| stone | kwEni* | |
| mountain | ye* | |
| tree | ulu* | |
| leaf | la* | |
| night | kwi* | |
| dog | yile* | |
| fish | hoNole* | |
| louse | yow* | |
| one | taN* | |
| two | hvile* | |
| I | 5aN* | |
| you | e* |
* 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.