Konongo-Ruwila
Konongo-Ruwila is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Konongo and Ruwila (or Rwira) constitute a Bantu language of central Tanzania that is closely related to Nyamwezi – close enough to sometimes be counted as a dialect of Nyamwezi. Ruwila was until recently quite poorly attested.
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Words in Konongo-Ruwila
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | inso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | 5indo* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | imi* | |
| blood | gazi* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| skin | saba* | |
| knee | juNgo* | |
| liver | tima* | |
| water | nzi* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | liyuba* | |
| star | sonda* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | sozi* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | a5i* | |
| night | fuku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | somvi* | |
| louse | pa5i* | |
| one | mwi* | |
| two | bili* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| hear | pulika* | |
| die | fwa* | |
| come | iza* |
* 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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