Jita
Jita is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania.
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Jita is a Bantu language of Tanzania, spoken on the southeastern shore of Lake Victoria/Nyanza and on the island of Ukerewe.
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Words in Jita
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nu* | |
| name | sina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | oNgo* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | rimi* | |
| hand | ga5ja* | |
| blood | 5iNga* | |
| bone | wa* | |
| skin | susu* | |
| knee | Nokora* | |
| breast | bere* | |
| liver | 5i* | |
| water | amanji | |
| fire | riro* | |
| sun | suba* | |
| star | jota* | |
| stone | buyi* | |
| mountain | ima* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | sya* | |
| night | geta* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | da* | |
| one | mwi* | |
| two | biri* | |
| I | a5e* | |
| you | awe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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