Mbandja
Mbandja is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, Congo - Brazzaville, and Central African Republic.
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Mbandja (Banja, Mbanza) is the largest of the Banda languages. There are 350,000 speakers in DRC, 10,000 in the Republic of Congo, and an unknown number in CAR.
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Words in Mbandja
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ozu* | |
| name | 7ele* | |
| eye | Cela* | |
| ear | tutu* | |
| nose | wuwu* | |
| tooth | zizi* | |
| tongue | timbi* | |
| blood | zi* | |
| bone | gbabi* | |
| skin | koko* | |
| knee | koda* | |
| breast | ngongo* | |
| liver | kofulube* | |
| water | mai | |
| fire | wowo* | |
| sun | lolo* | |
| star | ambelepe* | |
| mountain | koto* | |
| tree | yoyo* | |
| leaf | kako* | |
| night | Cobule* | |
| dog | yavolo* | |
| fish | kafangu* | |
| louse | aCo* | |
| one | bale* | |
| two | bisi* | |
| drink | nzu* | |
| see | wu* | |
| hear | ji* | |
| die | Cu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NgbunduAtlantic-Congo61% alike
- Mid-Southern BandaAtlantic-Congo61% alike
- GobuAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- LangbasheAtlantic-Congo59% alike
- NgunduAtlantic-Congo58% alike
- Banda-BambariAtlantic-Congo57% alike
Grammar
- MündüAtlantic-Congo95% alike
- Baka (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo91% alike
- Ngbaka Ma'boAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- YakomaAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- GbayaAtlantic-Congo89% 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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