Mansoanka
Mansoanka is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Sua, also known by other ethnic groups as Mansoanka or Kunante, is a divergent Niger–Congo language spoken in the Mansôa area of Guinea-Bissau.
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Words in Mansoanka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nEr* | |
| name | wey* | |
| eye | fon* | |
| ear | nihi* | |
| nose | se5* | |
| tooth | wey* | |
| tongue | dEmEtE* | |
| hand | san* | |
| blood | sin* | |
| bone | wuh* | |
| skin | ratE* | |
| knee | tuTu* | |
| breast | woto* | |
| water | mi5* | |
| fire | 5EtE* | |
| sun | wey* | |
| star | weri* | |
| tree | ta5* | |
| leaf | wob* | |
| night | bo8o* | |
| dog | son* | |
| fish | boNg* | |
| louse | bak* | |
| one | son* | |
| two | ceN* | |
| I | men* | |
| you | m3* | |
| we | nro* | |
| drink | mumu* | |
| see | TEk* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mom JangoAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- Baga SitemuAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- IshkashimiIndo-European10% alike
- CubeoTucanoan10% alike
- Baga ManduriAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- KunzaIsolates9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mans1259 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · msw