Kaningi
Kaningi is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Gabon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kaningi (Kaning'i) is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon. Speakers live in villages scattered among other peoples; the Bongo pygmies speak a distinct dialect.
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Words in Kaningi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ti* | |
| name | kumu* | |
| eye | si* | |
| ear | Cu* | |
| nose | yulu* | |
| tooth | ni* | |
| tongue | pele* | |
| blood | togi* | |
| bone | duba* | |
| skin | kobo* | |
| knee | buwo* | |
| breast | biyele* | |
| liver | soxo* | |
| water | mana* | |
| fire | mba* | |
| sun | muyu* | |
| star | 5ati* | |
| stone | maya* | |
| mountain | kuru* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | Cusu* | |
| night | pibi* | |
| dog | mva* | |
| fish | Cu* | |
| louse | Cina* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | yuwolo* | |
| drink | Nwa* | |
| see | mono* | |
| hear | yuxa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TchitchegeAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- NdumuAtlantic-Congo56% alike
- LategeAtlantic-Congo56% alike
- Teke-Eboo-NzikouAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- Teke-KukuyaAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- TsaangiAtlantic-Congo40% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kani1279 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kzo