Mbesa
Mbesa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Mbesa is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Words in Mbesa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | to* | |
| name | no* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | toi* | |
| nose | lo* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | lamE* | |
| blood | gelo* | |
| bone | wE* | |
| skin | tEto* | |
| knee | lui* | |
| breast | bElE* | |
| liver | liko* | |
| water | bàyé | |
| fire | he* | |
| sun | wasa* | |
| star | tondofi* | |
| stone | talE* | |
| mountain | cikolo* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | kasi* | |
| night | co* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swe* | |
| louse | njili* | |
| one | moi* | |
| two | yele* | |
| drink | noi* | |
| see | wEni* | |
| hear | koki* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- So (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo53% alike
- LomboAtlantic-Congo47% alike
- SengeleAtlantic-Congo34% alike
- MongoAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- Kele-FomaAtlantic-Congo32% alike
- Ngombe (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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