Mongo
Mongo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Mongo, also called Nkundo or Mongo-Nkundu (Lomongo, Lonkundu), is a Bantu language spoken by several of the Mongo peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mongo speakers reside in the north-west of the country over a large area inside the curve of the Congo River. Mongo is a tonal language.
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Words in Mongo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | nyango | |
| name | lina | |
| eye | liso | |
| ear | litoi | |
| tooth | lino | |
| water | basi | |
| horse | mpunda | |
| one | moko | |
| see | ena | |
| bread | limpa | |
| honey | mpako | |
| orange | lilala | |
| love | lolango |
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- BelueliAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- Congo SwahiliAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- BaloboAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- BongiliAtlantic-Congo92% alike
- BombomaAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- Mambwe-LunguAtlantic-Congo91% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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