Havu
Havu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Havu (also Haavu, Kihavu, or Gihavu) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is spoken mainly in the Idjwi and Kalehe territories of Sud-Kivu Province, in the east of the DRC. It is closely related to the Shi language.
The Havu language is also spoken in the city of Goma, north of the island. However, ethnic Havu in Goma are not using the language as much as those on the island of Idjwi.
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Words in Havu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | zina* | |
| eye | iSo* | |
| ear | rhwi* | |
| nose | zulu* | |
| tooth | inyo* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | Sagama* | |
| bone | vuha* | |
| skin | biri* | |
| knee | vi* | |
| breast | bere* | |
| liver | diku* | |
| water | inji* | |
| fire | liro* | |
| sun | zuba* | |
| star | nyenyezi* | |
| stone | bale* | |
| mountain | sozi* | |
| tree | rhi* | |
| leaf | babi* | |
| night | dufu* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | fi* | |
| louse | sirhu* | |
| one | guma* | |
| two | biri* | |
| drink | nywa* | |
| see | bona* | |
| hear | yumva* |
* 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 · havu1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · hav