Kele-Foma
Kele-Foma is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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The Kele language, or Lokele, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Kele people.
Foma (Lifoma) is a dialect.
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Words in Kele-Foma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | toi* | |
| nose | wase* | |
| tooth | 5o* | |
| tongue | amE* | |
| hand | samba* | |
| blood | kila* | |
| bone | kwa* | |
| skin | komba* | |
| knee | tundulundu* | |
| breast | yElE* | |
| liver | luko* | |
| water | liya* | |
| fire | sa* | |
| sun | wa* | |
| star | langelange* | |
| stone | talE* | |
| mountain | ngo* | |
| tree | sandu* | |
| leaf | kasa* | |
| night | Tho* | |
| dog | gwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | sili* | |
| one | emoi* | |
| two | bimbale* | |
| drink | mwa* | |
| see | EnE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MongoAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- BeraAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- SengeleAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- NtombaAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- Loi-LikilaAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- Ngombe (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo33% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kele1255 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · khy