Lutos
Lutos is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad and Central African Republic.
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Lutos (Ruto) is a Central Sudanic language of CAR and Chad. Two distinctive dialects are Lutos/Ruto proper and Nduka.
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Words in Lutos
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | daba* | |
| name | li* | |
| eye | komu* | |
| ear | mvi* | |
| nose | kun* | |
| tooth | nganga* | |
| tongue | nza* | |
| hand | zi* | |
| blood | masu* | |
| bone | nungo* | |
| skin | ndar* | |
| knee | keji* | |
| breast | mva* | |
| liver | wuro* | |
| water | jalu* | |
| fire | fodi* | |
| sun | kaza* | |
| tree | kaga* | |
| leaf | kamva* | |
| dog | bisi* | |
| fish | kanza* | |
| louse | ngisa* | |
| see | aku* | |
| die | wa* | |
| path | dovo* | |
| new | jane* | |
| full | doso* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Gula (Central African Republic)Central Sudanic62% alike
- SarCentral Sudanic46% alike
- Sara Kaba DemeCentral Sudanic42% alike
- FuruCentral Sudanic42% alike
- KulfaCentral Sudanic40% alike
- GulayCentral Sudanic38% 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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