Lele (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Lele (Democratic Republic of Congo) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, by about 26 thousand people.
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Lele (also called Bashilele or Usilele) is a Bantu language belonging to the Bushoong group of languages. It is spoken mainly in the west edge of Kasaï Province, in Ilebo and Tshikapa territories; the extreme east of Kwilu Province, in Idiofa and Gungu territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Words in Lele (Democratic Republic of Congo)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | t* | |
| name | nu* | |
| eye | ihu* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | olu* | |
| tooth | inu* | |
| tongue | nEm* | |
| blood | kela* | |
| bone | yole* | |
| skin | yobo* | |
| knee | mongo* | |
| breast | bElu* | |
| liver | badi* | |
| water | aha* | |
| fire | ya* | |
| sun | taNgu* | |
| star | Edi* | |
| stone | ma5a* | |
| mountain | kun* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | waha* | |
| night | tu* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | we* | |
| louse | Xip* | |
| one | koT* | |
| two | pende* | |
| drink | unyo* | |
| see | mon* | |
| hear | woka* |
* 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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