Mba
Mba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Mba, also known as (Ki)Manga or (Ki)Mbanga, is a Ubangian language spoken in the Banjwade area of Banalia Territory, Tshopo Province, DR Congo (Ethnologue, 22nd ed.).
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Words in Mba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | njuazuge* | |
| name | de* | |
| eye | lale* | |
| ear | jombo* | |
| nose | hombo* | |
| tooth | tE* | |
| tongue | mine* | |
| hand | labege* | |
| blood | zimE* | |
| bone | bebe* | |
| skin | mba* | |
| knee | Ngbondo* | |
| breast | ngbage* | |
| liver | bea* | |
| water | ngome* | |
| fire | u* | |
| sun | ha* | |
| star | hEmE* | |
| stone | Nga* | |
| mountain | golE* | |
| tree | galE* | |
| leaf | kasa* | |
| night | dologe* | |
| dog | bia* | |
| fish | suso* | |
| louse | kwe* | |
| one | uma* | |
| two | bine* | |
| I | no* | |
| you | mo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NdungaAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo21% alike
- GundiAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- Baka (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo19% alike
- Gbanziri-BorakaAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- Ngbaka Ma'boAtlantic-Congo14% alike
Grammar
- WemaleAustronesian88% alike
- Loi-LikilaAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- Mambwe-LunguAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- Manda-MatumbaAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- OsamayiAtlantic-Congo86% alike
- Nugunu (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo86% 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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