Kaonde
Kaonde is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Zambia.
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Kaonde (natively called kiiKaonde) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia. Kaonde and its dialects are spoken by over 350,000 people.
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Written down
Bonse bantu basemwa bakasuluka kabiji baesakena pamo mubuneme. Baji na maana a kulanguluka kabiji bobila bantu bakwabo byubilo bakwibasekesha.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Kaonde
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | zhina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | ona* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | jimi* | |
| blood | Si* | |
| bone | kupa* | |
| skin | koba* | |
| knee | nungo* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | Thima* | |
| water | ema* | |
| fire | jilo* | |
| sun | uba* | |
| star | bangabanga* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | tumba* | |
| tree | Thi* | |
| leaf | bula* | |
| night | fuku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | sabi* | |
| louse | kuso* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | biji* | |
| drink | toma* | |
| see | mona* | |
| hear | mvwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Luba-KatangaAtlantic-Congo70% alike
- Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo68% alike
- LambaAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- ZimbaAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- AushiAtlantic-Congo54% alike
- BembaAtlantic-Congo54% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kaon1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kqn