Mbula-Bwazza
Mbula-Bwazza is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Mbula-Bwazza is one of the jarawan languages spoken in Nigeria. It is a dialect cluster; Blench (2011) divides it into several languages, as follows:
Bwazza
Mbula: Mbula, Tambo, Kula, Gwamba
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Words in Mbula-Bwazza
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | buna* | |
| name | lulu* | |
| eye | miSi* | |
| ear | kiro* | |
| nose | luli* | |
| tooth | mini* | |
| tongue | laso* | |
| hand | bwam* | |
| blood | k3l* | |
| bone | mu* | |
| skin | Ngu* | |
| knee | kulam* | |
| breast | kupra* | |
| liver | bali* | |
| water | mur* | |
| fire | b3sa* | |
| sun | kera* | |
| star | lepre* | |
| stone | tal* | |
| mountain | konu* | |
| tree | gwun* | |
| leaf | mbumbu* | |
| night | badu* | |
| dog | nva* | |
| fish | ji* | |
| one | muSet* | |
| two | rap* | |
| drink | nu* | |
| see | si3ni* | |
| die | lu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- LabirAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- Jarawa (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo36% alike
- BileAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- Bada (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo33% alike
- Kulung (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo33% alike
- DuguriAtlantic-Congo32% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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