Mbala
Mbala is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mbala (Gimbala, Rumbala) is a Bantu language of the Congo. It is widely spoken in the area around the town of Kikwit.
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Words in Mbala
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nthu* | |
| name | Zina* | |
| eye | isu* | |
| ear | thu* | |
| nose | zuru* | |
| tooth | zewu* | |
| tongue | dimi* | |
| blood | kila* | |
| bone | fuba* | |
| skin | seya* | |
| knee | koso* | |
| breast | yeli* | |
| liver | bali* | |
| water | eya* | |
| fire | vya* | |
| sun | tazi* | |
| star | soNonika* | |
| stone | wu* | |
| mountain | runcu* | |
| tree | tondo* | |
| leaf | yinzi* | |
| night | pfuku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | Si* | |
| louse | na* | |
| one | mu* | |
| two | adi* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | mona* | |
| hear | ovomina* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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