Kuvale
Kuvale is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Angola.
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Kuvale is a Southern Bantu language spoken in Angola, in the middle of a large Umbundu-speaking area. It has traditionally been considered a dialect of Herero; however, Maho (2009) has moved it from Bantu Zone R.30 to Zone R.10, which includes Umbundu and a few smaller languages. Ngendelengo may be a distinct language.
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Words in Kuvale
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nthu* | |
| name | Ena* | |
| eye | eho* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | ejulu* | |
| tooth | ejo* | |
| tongue | Elaka* | |
| blood | laj* | |
| skin | tipa* | |
| knee | Ngolo* | |
| breast | kolo* | |
| liver | Ehuli* | |
| water | andE* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | EtaNgo* | |
| star | onu8i* | |
| stone | Ewe* | |
| mountain | phunda* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | E8o* | |
| night | twiki* | |
| dog | bona* | |
| fish | phonde* | |
| louse | na* | |
| one | moSi* | |
| two | vali* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | tala* | |
| hear | tEha* | |
| path | ndila* |
* 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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