Meru
Meru is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Kenya.
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Meru is a Bantu language spoken by the Meru people (Ameru) who live on the Eastern and Northern slopes of Mount Kenya and on the Nyambene ranges. They settled in this area after centuries of migration from the north.
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Words in Meru
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | mama | |
| person | monto | |
| name | rina* | |
| eye | riso* | |
| ear | kuri* | |
| nose | mbua* | |
| tooth | yo* | |
| tongue | ulumi* | |
| blood | usao* | |
| bone | fuwa* | |
| knee | nri* | |
| breast | wele* | |
| liver | rima* | |
| water | ruuji | |
| fire | ro* | |
| sun | sa* | |
| star | 5i5iri* | |
| stone | we* | |
| mountain | uro* | |
| tree | nri* | |
| leaf | ru* | |
| night | jiyo* | |
| dog | kite* | |
| fish | kunga* | |
| louse | nda* | |
| two | fivili* | |
| I | ye5* | |
| you | iwe* | |
| we | ise* | |
| drink | nwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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