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Machame

Machame is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania.

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Machame · 3.3°S 37.1°E

Words in Machame

MeaningWordRomanization
personndu*
namerina*
eyeriso*
earkadu*
nosembuo*
toothyo*
tonguelumi*
handkidau*
bloodsamu*
bonefuo*
kneendri*
breastwe*
liverdima*
watermura
firedo*
sunmmbari*
star5i5iri*
stonewe*
mountainfumbu*
treemdi*
leafdu*
nightkio*
dogkite*
fishkunga*
lousenda*
onemwi*
twowi*
Inen*
youewe*
weesi*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • MeruAtlantic-Congo52% alike
  • MochiAtlantic-Congo49% alike
  • VunjoAtlantic-Congo48% alike
  • RomboAtlantic-Congo42% alike
  • KaheAtlantic-Congo39% alike
  • TavetaAtlantic-Congo36% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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