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Latege

Latege is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Brazzaville and Gabon.

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Latege · 1.6°S 14.9°E

North Teke, or Tɛgɛ (Tege, Teghe, Itege), is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau.

From Wikipedia · North Teke language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Latege

Meaning	Word	Romanization
nose	yulu
heart	otuma
head	otswi
sky	yulu
tree	oti
bird	nyoni
ten	kumi
salt	ongwa
house	ndzo

Most similar languages

Vocabulary

Teke-Eboo-NzikouAtlantic-Congo59% alike
NdumuAtlantic-Congo57% alike
TchitchegeAtlantic-Congo57% alike
KaningiAtlantic-Congo56% alike
Teke-KukuyaAtlantic-Congo44% alike
Mbere-MbambaAtlantic-Congo40% alike

Grammar

NdoboAtlantic-Congo89% alike
BelueliAtlantic-Congo89% alike
ElipAtlantic-Congo88% alike
YasaAtlantic-Congo88% alike
BaloboAtlantic-Congo87% alike
BenaAtlantic-Congo87% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

Nearby languages

Mbosi Teke-Kukuya Ngungwel Teke-Eboo-Nzikou Ndumu Kaningi Koyo Mbere-Mbamba Tchitchege Akwa

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