Komo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Komo (Democratic Republic of Congo) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Komo is a Bantu language spoken by half a million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including an area around the major upriver port of Kisangani.
From Wikipedia · Komo language (Bantu) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Komo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kpa* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | tuE* | |
| nose | lo* | |
| tooth | 5o* | |
| tongue | daka* | |
| blood | magia* | |
| bone | nkua* | |
| skin | keke* | |
| knee | nku* | |
| breast | EbE* | |
| liver | iNi* | |
| water | yii | |
| fire | sa* | |
| sun | ani* | |
| star | Noa* | |
| stone | tai* | |
| mountain | mba* | |
| tree | me* | |
| leaf | kasa* | |
| night | phe* | |
| dog | boa* | |
| fish | su* | |
| louse | si* | |
| one | moti* | |
| two | ibE* | |
| drink | no* | |
| see | on* | |
| hear | ok* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BheleAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- KaikuAtlantic-Congo48% alike
- Amba (Uganda)Atlantic-Congo44% alike
- BilaAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- BeraAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- Kango (Tshopo District)Atlantic-Congo34% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · komo1260 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kmw