Lenje
Lenje is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Zambia, by about 156 thousand people.
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Lenje is a Bantu language of central Zambia. The Lukanga dialect is spoken by the Lukanga Twa Pygmies, fishermen of the Lukanga Swamp. Alternate names for the language are Chilenje, Chinamukuni, Ciina, Ciina Mukuni, Lengi, Lenji, and Mukuni.
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Words in Lenje
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | nso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | Nsyono* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | laka* | |
| hand | Lyansa* | |
| blood | lowa* | |
| bone | fua* | |
| skin | kanda* | |
| knee | NuNo* | |
| breast | kolo* | |
| liver | ni* | |
| water | manSi* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | suba* | |
| star | Nye5eSi* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | lundu* | |
| tree | samu* | |
| leaf | teu* | |
| night | Siku* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | nswi* | |
| louse | NTina* | |
| one | omwi* | |
| two | bili* | |
| I | nebo* | |
| you | webo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- SalaAtlantic-Congo74% alike
- IlaAtlantic-Congo73% alike
- Tonga (Zambia)Atlantic-Congo67% alike
- SoliAtlantic-Congo62% alike
- Toka-Leya-DombeAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- TotelaAtlantic-Congo54% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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