Lala-Bisa
Lala-Bisa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Zambia, by about 580 thousand people.
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Lala-Bisa is a Bantu language of Zambia that is closely related to Bemba.
Swaka dialect is divergent, and sometimes classified as a separate language (Nurse 2003). Maho (2009) lists Biisa (Wisa), Lala, Ambo, Luano, and Swaka as distinct languages, with Ambo and Luano closest to Lala.
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Words in Lala-Bisa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | Sina* | |
| eye | nso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | ona* | |
| tooth | lino* | |
| tongue | mini* | |
| blood | lopa* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| skin | kanda* | |
| knee | kufi* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | fyo* | |
| water | nSi* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | suba* | |
| star | tandala* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | pili* | |
| tree | citi* | |
| leaf | bula* | |
| night | Siku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | da* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | bili* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | bona* | |
| hear | umfwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- KalangaAtlantic-Congo96% alike
- Congo SwahiliAtlantic-Congo95% alike
- MboleAtlantic-Congo95% alike
- HereroAtlantic-Congo95% alike
- Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo94% alike
- LundaAtlantic-Congo94% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · lala1264 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · leb