Mbo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Mbo (Democratic Republic of Congo) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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The Mbo language (or Imbo, Kimbo) is spoken by the Mbo people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1994 there were about 11,000 speakers. It is lexically similar to the Ndaka and Budu, Vanuma and Nyali languages.
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Words in Mbo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mumbi* | |
| name | ino* | |
| eye | mesu* | |
| ear | uTwei* | |
| nose | ululu* | |
| tooth | menu* | |
| tongue | udada* | |
| hand | ikondo* | |
| blood | mEniko* | |
| bone | luwo* | |
| skin | imbamba* | |
| knee | ululu* | |
| breast | ibEi* | |
| water | malibo* | |
| fire | jala* | |
| sun | leba* | |
| star | lundata* | |
| stone | likobi* | |
| tree | buti* | |
| leaf | mani* | |
| night | nabutu* | |
| dog | imva* | |
| fish | sife* | |
| louse | isoko* | |
| one | noNo* | |
| two | befi* | |
| I | imi* | |
| you | uwE* | |
| we | isu* | |
| drink | nimwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- VanumaAtlantic-Congo74% alike
- NdakaAtlantic-Congo73% alike
- NyaliAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- BuduAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- Bodo (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo35% alike
- Amba (Uganda)Atlantic-Congo19% 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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