Kwangali
Kwangali is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Angola and Namibia.
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Kwangali, or RuKwangali, is a Bantu language spoken by 85,000 people along the Kavango River in Namibia, where it is a national language, and in Angola. It is one of several Bantu languages of the Kavango which have click consonants; these are the dental clicks c and gc, along with prenasalization and aspiration.
Maho (2009) includes Mbunza as a dialect, but excludes Sambyu, which he includes in Manyo.
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Words in Kwangali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | dina* | |
| eye | enho* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | zuru* | |
| tooth | zego* | |
| tongue | raka* | |
| blood | honde* | |
| bone | supa* | |
| skin | papa* | |
| knee | ngoro* | |
| breast | vere* | |
| liver | huli* | |
| water | mema | |
| fire | ndiro* | |
| sun | zuva* | |
| star | mbungururu* | |
| stone | manya* | |
| mountain | dundu* | |
| tree | tji* | |
| leaf | hako* | |
| night | siku* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | mfi* | |
| louse | na* | |
| one | mwe* | |
| two | vali* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | mona* | |
| hear | zuvha* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Diriku-ShambyuAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- KuanyamaAtlantic-Congo55% alike
- HereroAtlantic-Congo55% alike
- NdongaAtlantic-Congo51% alike
- MbukushuAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- Central WamboAtlantic-Congo48% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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