Kimbu
Kimbu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kimbu is a Bantu language of Tanzania. In 1992, use of Kimbu was declining but still in regular use in certain contexts. As of 2018, most children of Kimbu speakers learn Swahili as a first language, and do not learn Kimbu well.
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Words in Kimbu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | pula* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | xono* | |
| blood | gazi* | |
| bone | kupa* | |
| skin | tila* | |
| knee | ilu* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | tema* | |
| water | imiji | |
| fire | oto* | |
| sun | yonsi* | |
| star | Tota* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | gulu* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | titi* | |
| night | tiku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | Si* | |
| louse | pani* | |
| one | lumo* | |
| two | Tibili* | |
| I | unene* | |
| you | bebe* |
* 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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