Lugbara
Lugbara is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Uganda.
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Lugbara, or Lugbarati, is the language of the Lugbara people. It is spoken in the West Nile region in northwestern Uganda, as well as the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Orientale Province with a little extension to the South Sudan as the Zande or Azande people.
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Words in Lugbara
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | ata | |
| woman | oku | |
| person | idri* | |
| name | ru* | |
| eye | mi* | |
| ear | bile* | |
| nose | umvu* | |
| tooth | si* | |
| tongue | adra* | |
| hand | dri* | |
| blood | ari* | |
| bone | fa* | |
| skin | iniriko* | |
| knee | komo* | |
| breast | eba* | |
| liver | asi* | |
| water | yǐ | |
| fire | aci* | |
| sun | etu* | |
| star | bibiNa* | |
| stone | iramva* | |
| mountain | ira* | |
| tree | piti* | |
| night | ini* | |
| dog | ucogo* | |
| fish | i7bi* | |
| one | alu* | |
| two | iri* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | mi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- AvokayaCentral Sudanic89% alike
- KimAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- MündüAtlantic-Congo84% alike
- BolgoAtlantic-Congo83% alike
- Dar Daju DajuDajuic83% alike
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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