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Ha

Ha is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania and Burundi, by about 990 thousand people.

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Ha, also known with the Bantu language prefix as Giha, Igiha, or Kiha, is a Bantu language spoken by the Ha people of the Kigoma Region of Tanzania, spoken on the eastern side of Lake Tanganyika up to the headwaters of the Mikonga. It is closely related to the languages of Rwanda and Burundi; neighboring dialects are reported to be mutually intelligible with Kirundi.

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Words in Ha

MeaningWordRomanization
personntu*
namezina*
eyeiSo*
eartwi*
noseuru*
toothi5o*
tonguerimi*
handganza*
bloodraso*
bonegufa*
skinsato*
kneevi*
breastbere*
livertiku*
waterazi*
fireiko*
sunuba*
star5o5ori*
stonebuye*
mountaingoNgo*
treeti*
leafbabi*
nightToro*
dogbwa*
fishfi*
louseda*
onemwe*
twobiri*
ITewe*
youwewe*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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  • SubaAtlantic-Congo94% alike
  • KonzoAtlantic-Congo93% alike
  • TotelaAtlantic-Congo92% alike
  • ZinzaAtlantic-Congo92% alike
  • ShambalaAtlantic-Congo92% alike
  • YaoAtlantic-Congo92% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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