Kota (Gabon)
Kota (Gabon) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Brazzaville and Gabon. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kota, or iKota, is a Bantu language spoken by the Bakota people. It is spoken in northeastern Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo Province and in some areas of Republic of Congo. According to Ethnologue there are 34,442 Kota speakers in Gabon and 9,055 in the Republic of Congo.
Kota includes several dialects, which include: Ndambomo, Mahongwe, Ikota-la-hua, Sake, Menzambi, Bougom.
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Words in Kota (Gabon)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| name | noN* | |
| eye | yo* | |
| ear | lo* | |
| nose | oN* | |
| tooth | noN* | |
| tongue | lemi* | |
| blood | maza* | |
| bone | xe* | |
| skin | kaza* | |
| knee | bongo* | |
| breast | bE* | |
| liver | xEtje* | |
| water | so* | |
| fire | weya* | |
| sun | oyi* | |
| star | esi* | |
| stone | ma5a* | |
| mountain | mboku* | |
| tree | ele* | |
| leaf | kayi* | |
| night | jundu* | |
| dog | bwandE* | |
| fish | fe* | |
| louse | xijE* | |
| one | moko* | |
| two | ba* | |
| drink | waNka* | |
| see | yEnEkE* | |
| hear | yokaka* |
* 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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