Kaiku
Kaiku is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Kaiku is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Words in Kaiku
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Nto* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | tue* | |
| nose | lilu* | |
| tooth | No* | |
| tongue | eda* | |
| hand | ekako* | |
| blood | sama* | |
| bone | nkula* | |
| skin | koso* | |
| knee | muku* | |
| breast | EbE* | |
| water | nilo* | |
| fire | nsa* | |
| sun | mani* | |
| star | lElENoa* | |
| stone | EtE* | |
| tree | mi* | |
| leaf | kasa* | |
| night | kia* | |
| dog | mbua* | |
| fish | nsu* | |
| louse | si* | |
| one | imoti* | |
| two | ibale* | |
| I | imi* | |
| you | uwE* | |
| we | bisu* | |
| drink | nua* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BheleAtlantic-Congo71% alike
- Amba (Uganda)Atlantic-Congo50% alike
- Komo (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo48% alike
- Kango (Tshopo District)Atlantic-Congo40% alike
- BilaAtlantic-Congo37% alike
- BeraAtlantic-Congo37% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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