Kw'adza
Kw'adza was an Afro-Asiatic language once spoken in Tanzania.
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Kwʼadza (Qwadza), or Ngomvia, is an extinct South Cushitic language formerly spoken in Tanzania in the Bahi District. The last speaker died sometime between 1976 and 1999.
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Words in Kw'adza
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hilako* | |
| name | solongayo* | |
| eye | ilito* | |
| ear | wato* | |
| tooth | ihlikuko* | |
| tongue | ondalimo* | |
| hand | tsa7amuko* | |
| blood | sa7uko* | |
| bone | fala7eto* | |
| skin | tseno* | |
| knee | kungulu7iya* | |
| liver | dangalayito* | |
| water | ma7aya* | |
| fire | xa7o* | |
| sun | aso* | |
| star | sasa7amo* | |
| stone | tla7iko* | |
| mountain | lingiyo* | |
| tree | tsa7unko* | |
| night | baliko* | |
| dog | ka7uko* | |
| fish | tsumayi* | |
| louse | daliko* | |
| one | be7a* | |
| two | mbaa* | |
| drink | wat* | |
| see | gal* | |
| hear | kekem* | |
| die | gwa* | |
| come | dah* |
* 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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