Manda-Matumba
Manda-Matumba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania and Malawi. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Manda, or Manda-Matumba, is a Bantu language of Tanzania.
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Words in Manda-Matumba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nu* | |
| name | hina* | |
| eye | hu* | |
| ear | kutu* | |
| nose | meNelu* | |
| tooth | nu* | |
| tongue | lulimi* | |
| blood | asi* | |
| bone | jege* | |
| knee | fugamilu* | |
| breast | vele* | |
| liver | kibindi* | |
| water | masi* | |
| fire | oto* | |
| sun | liyuva* | |
| star | ndondo* | |
| stone | ganga* | |
| mountain | dunda* | |
| tree | nkongo* | |
| leaf | hamba* | |
| night | kilu* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | somba* | |
| louse | sosola* | |
| two | vili* | |
| I | nene* | |
| you | veve* | |
| we | tete* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| see | lola* |
* 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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