Holoholo
Holoholo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Holoholo is a Bantu language of DR Congo and formerly in Tanzania spoken by the Holoholo people on either side of Lake Tanganyika. Classification is uncertain, but it may belong with the Takama group (Nurse 2003:169).
Maho (2009) classifies D281 Tumbwe (Etumbwe) and D282 Lumbwe as closest to Holoholo. Neither has an ISO code.
The letter ⟨h⟩ in the name is silent, and used to separate vowels: [ɔlɔ.ɔlɔ].
From Wikipedia · Holoholo language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Holoholo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | sina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | syulu* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | syi* | |
| bone | kuja* | |
| skin | anja* | |
| knee | nwi* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | ni* | |
| water | aji* | |
| fire | hya* | |
| sun | juba* | |
| star | mbalambala* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | gulu* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | ani* | |
| night | sigi* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | kulu* | |
| louse | la* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | bili* | |
| drink | nyu* | |
| see | mon* | |
| hear | tegelel* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- TaabwaAtlantic-Congo47% alike
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- BembaAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- Hemba-YaziAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- AushiAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- Luba-KatangaAtlantic-Congo44% alike
Grammar
- Congo SwahiliAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- Lala-BisaAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- SanguAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- KonzoAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo90% alike
- Nugunu (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · holo1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · hoo