Mbunga
Mbunga is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mbunga is a Bantu language of Tanzania.
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Words in Mbunga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndu* | |
| name | hina* | |
| eye | su* | |
| ear | sikiyu* | |
| nose | mbula* | |
| tooth | nu* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | asi* | |
| bone | hupa* | |
| knee | huNunu* | |
| breast | veli* | |
| liver | toxa* | |
| water | matSi* | |
| fire | moto* | |
| sun | juva* | |
| star | ndondwa* | |
| stone | gonguveli* | |
| mountain | dunda* | |
| tree | biki* | |
| leaf | hamba* | |
| night | pakilu* | |
| dog | galu* | |
| fish | somba* | |
| louse | mala* | |
| I | nenga* | |
| you | wenga* | |
| we | twenga* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| see | lola* | |
| hear | pikanila* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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