Lusengo
Lusengo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Losengo (Lusengo) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has had a significant effect on Lingala, the most important Bantu language in the two Congos.
Maho (2009) lists the following dialects:
Poto (Pfoto), including Yakata
From Wikipedia · Losengo language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Lusengo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | toyi* | |
| nose | olo* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | lemo* | |
| blood | loNo* | |
| bone | wese* | |
| skin | poso* | |
| knee | boloNo* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | bale* | |
| water | mai | |
| fire | ca* | |
| sun | oi* | |
| star | Eci* | |
| stone | boko* | |
| mountain | konze* | |
| tree | ganza* | |
| leaf | kasa* | |
| night | kolo* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | su* | |
| louse | sili* | |
| one | awi* | |
| two | bale* | |
| drink | male* | |
| see | EnE* | |
| hear | loka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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