Gula (Central African Republic)
Gula (Central African Republic) is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Sudan, South Sudan, and Central African Republic.
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The Gula language, or Tar Gula, of the Central African Republic, commonly known as Kara, is a Central Sudanic language or dialect cluster. The term "Kara" is also attached to numerous ethnic groups of the region and their languages, and so is often ambiguous.
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Words in Gula (Central African Republic)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | deb* | |
| eye | kama* | |
| ear | mvi* | |
| nose | am* | |
| tooth | nganga* | |
| tongue | ndra* | |
| hand | nzi* | |
| blood | mus* | |
| bone | 5ongo* | |
| skin | ndara* | |
| knee | kij* | |
| breast | mva* | |
| liver | uru* | |
| water | jay* | |
| fire | fudi* | |
| sun | kadra* | |
| stone | koto* | |
| tree | kaga* | |
| leaf | kamva* | |
| night | ndro* | |
| dog | bisi* | |
| fish | kanz* | |
| louse | ngisa* | |
| drink | ay* | |
| see | ak* | |
| die | oyo* | |
| path | dovo* | |
| new | ja* | |
| full | doso* |
* 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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Glottolog · gula1266 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kcm