Kgalagadi
Kgalagadi is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kgalagadi is a Bantu language spoken in Botswana, along the South African border. It is spoken by about 40,000 people. In the language, it is known as Shekgalagari.
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Words in Kgalagadi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Tho* | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | iro* | |
| ear | tyEbE* | |
| nose | tyo* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | CoCo* | |
| blood | rzi* | |
| bone | rapo* | |
| skin | dalo* | |
| knee | NolE* | |
| breast | bElE* | |
| liver | beTe* | |
| water | azi* | |
| fire | lelo* | |
| sun | atyi* | |
| star | 5ElErzi* | |
| stone | zywE* | |
| mountain | Thaba* | |
| tree | syethare* | |
| leaf | kapi* | |
| night | sixu* | |
| dog | tywa* | |
| fish | thapi* | |
| louse | Ta* | |
| one | Nwe* | |
| two | bErzi* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | ona* | |
| hear | uzwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern SothoAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- TswanaAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- BirwaAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- Northern SothoAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- LoziAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- VendaAtlantic-Congo31% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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