Lengola
Lengola is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Lengola (Lengora) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is not close to other Bantu languages. It may be closest to some of the D.30 languages in a group called "Lebonya".
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Words in Lengola
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Se* | |
| name | 5a* | |
| eye | jo* | |
| ear | toi* | |
| nose | lu* | |
| tooth | 5o* | |
| tongue | lami* | |
| blood | 5ika* | |
| bone | alo* | |
| skin | ba* | |
| knee | lu* | |
| breast | bali* | |
| liver | 5i* | |
| water | liba* | |
| fire | sala* | |
| sun | ba* | |
| star | duwaduwa* | |
| stone | boi* | |
| mountain | tala* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | poli* | |
| night | to* | |
| dog | mbua* | |
| fish | titi* | |
| louse | nda* | |
| one | moi* | |
| two | bili* | |
| drink | Nu* | |
| see | en* | |
| hear | yok* |
* 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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