Mbati
Mbati is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Central African Republic.
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Mbati, also known as Songo, is the principal Bantu language spoken in the Central African Republic, along the Ubangi River in the extreme south of the country.
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Words in Mbati
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndo* | |
| name | bEi* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | ti* | |
| nose | olo* | |
| tooth | Eno* | |
| tongue | lEi* | |
| blood | lingo* | |
| bone | kpu* | |
| skin | dala* | |
| breast | bElE* | |
| liver | bale* | |
| water | eko* | |
| fire | ta* | |
| sun | mui* | |
| star | dotia* | |
| stone | le* | |
| mountain | di* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | fa* | |
| night | utu* | |
| dog | bua* | |
| fish | sui* | |
| louse | li* | |
| one | ngamo* | |
| two | bale* | |
| drink | nu* | |
| see | un* | |
| hear | ok* | |
| die | we* |
* 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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