Mono (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Mono (Democratic Republic of Congo) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Central African Republic. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mono is an indigenous language spoken by about 65,000 people in the northwestern corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the Banda languages, a subbranch of the Ubangian branch of the Niger–Congo languages. It has five dialects: Bili, Bubanda, Mpaka, Galaba, and Kaga.
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Words in Mono (Democratic Republic of Congo)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | uzu* | |
| name | i7iri* | |
| eye | ala* | |
| ear | utu* | |
| nose | Ngawu* | |
| tooth | iZi* | |
| tongue | tima* | |
| hand | kane* | |
| blood | NguSi* | |
| bone | Ngbabi* | |
| skin | oko* | |
| knee | koda* | |
| breast | oNgo* | |
| liver | ulu* | |
| water | uNgu* | |
| fire | owo* | |
| sun | olo* | |
| star | aNgerepe* | |
| mountain | kaga* | |
| tree | oyo* | |
| leaf | kakooyo* | |
| night | abuCo* | |
| dog | yavoro* | |
| fish | agTaCalaNgu* | |
| louse | aCo* | |
| one | bale* | |
| two | biSa* | |
| I | 3m3* | |
| you | 3b3* | |
| we | a7a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Togbo-Vara BandaAtlantic-Congo69% alike
- GobuAtlantic-Congo66% alike
- NgunduAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- Banda-NdéléAtlantic-Congo59% alike
- Mid-Southern BandaAtlantic-Congo58% alike
- Banda-BambariAtlantic-Congo57% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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