Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Written down
Bantu nyonso ntangu bawu ke butukaka, bawu ke vwandaka na kimpwanza, ya kele mutindu mosi mpe na yina me tadila buzitu ya nzutu mpe baluve ya bawu. Bawu kele na mayindu mpe na bumuntu. Mpe nyonso yina bawu fwana kusala na sika ya bantu ya nkaka, bawu fwana kusala yawu na mpeve ya kimpangui.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | bakala | |
| woman | keento | |
| person | muntu | |
| name | nkumbu | |
| eye | disu | |
| ear | dikutu | |
| nose | zunu | |
| tooth | dinu | |
| tongue | ludimi | |
| hand | diboko | |
| heart | ntima | |
| head | yintu | |
| blood | menga | |
| breast | dibene | |
| water | maza | |
| river | nzadi | |
| night | mpimpa | |
| fish | mbisi | |
| pig | ngulu | |
| two | zole | |
| eat | dia | |
| drink | nwa | |
| see | mona | |
| die | kufwa | |
| salt | mungwa | |
| bread | dimpa | |
| egg | dyaki | |
| banana | dikondo | |
| orange | dilala | |
| money | makuta |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- South-Central KoongoAtlantic-Congo61% alike
- LaariAtlantic-Congo56% alike
- San Salvador KongoAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- KunyiAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- Yaka-Pelende-LonzoAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- SukuAtlantic-Congo41% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.