Gwere
Gwere is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Uganda.
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Gwere, or Lugwere, is the language spoken by the Gwere people (Bagwere), a Bantu people found in the eastern part of Uganda. It has a close dialectical resemblance to Soga and Ganda, which neighbour the Gwere.
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Words in Gwere
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | lina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | nindo* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | kono* | |
| blood | sayi* | |
| bone | gumba* | |
| skin | diba* | |
| knee | zwi* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | ni* | |
| water | maizi | |
| fire | syo* | |
| sun | sana* | |
| star | kota* | |
| stone | bale* | |
| mountain | sozi* | |
| tree | sale* | |
| leaf | kola* | |
| night | eile* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | a5i* | |
| louse | sekele* | |
| one | oiza* | |
| two | bili* | |
| I | ze* | |
| you | we* |
* 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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