Mangbutu
Mangbutu is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mangbutu is a Central Sudanic language of northeastern Congo. It, or its speakers, are also known as Mangu-Ngutu, Mombuttu, Wambutu. The 1,200 Andinai are separated from other Mangbutu speakers by Lese; they speak a distinct dialect, as do the Andali tribe (Angwe dialect).
Mangbutu is spoken in Watsa Territory.
From Wikipedia · Mangbutu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mangbutu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | umba* | |
| eye | wekiki* | |
| ear | ubi* | |
| nose | toNi* | |
| tooth | uSe* | |
| tongue | kadru* | |
| hand | adituru* | |
| blood | kutu* | |
| bone | ipi* | |
| skin | eNba* | |
| knee | karu* | |
| breast | kiko* | |
| liver | ida* | |
| water | uwe | |
| fire | aku* | |
| sun | oye* | |
| star | libi* | |
| stone | kina* | |
| mountain | dadu* | |
| tree | ukba* | |
| leaf | tibi* | |
| night | boku* | |
| dog | ebu* | |
| fish | kebi* | |
| louse | teta* | |
| one | edi* | |
| two | adru* | |
| I | umu* | |
| you | ini* | |
| we | mayanbo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mang1396 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mdk