Kara (Tanzania)
Kara (Tanzania) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kara, or Regi, is a Bantu language of Tanzania, spoken off Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria. Jita–Kara–Kwaya are close to being dialects.
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Words in Kara (Tanzania)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nu* | |
| name | sina* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | ongo* | |
| tooth | elino* | |
| tongue | ndimi* | |
| blood | 5inga* | |
| bone | wa* | |
| knee | kanda* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | 5i* | |
| water | amanji | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | suba* | |
| star | ota* | |
| stone | bwi* | |
| mountain | eCima* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | 5asi* | |
| night | eCilo* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | da* | |
| two | bili* | |
| I | a5e* | |
| you | awe* | |
| we | eswe* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| see | lola* |
* 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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