Ilwana
Ilwana is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Kenya. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ilwana (Kiwilwana), or Malakote, is a minor Bantu language of Kenya.
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Words in Ilwana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | zina* | |
| eye | ziTho* | |
| ear | sikelo* | |
| nose | bola* | |
| tooth | ghegho* | |
| tongue | lemi* | |
| hand | kono* | |
| blood | kame* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| skin | gha* | |
| knee | Thagino* | |
| breast | mwele* | |
| liver | tirao* | |
| water | aze* | |
| fire | lelo* | |
| sun | we* | |
| star | yelezi* | |
| stone | Tiwe* | |
| mountain | fufu* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | ramba* | |
| night | likuma* | |
| dog | bua* | |
| fish | se* | |
| louse | jawa* | |
| one | moza* | |
| two | bele* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | ona* | |
| hear | sikela* |
* 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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