Monzombo
Monzombo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, Congo - Brazzaville, and Central African Republic. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Monzombo is a minor Ubangian language of the Congos.
There are three varieties, Monzombo (Mondjembo), Kpala (Kwala), and Yango, which Ethnologue lists separately. It is not clear how distinct they are.
From Wikipedia · Monzombo language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Monzombo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bo* | |
| name | yele* | |
| eye | la* | |
| ear | ze* | |
| nose | 7o* | |
| tooth | tE* | |
| tongue | mili* | |
| blood | nzE* | |
| bone | kua* | |
| skin | koto* | |
| knee | nzogbele* | |
| breast | ka* | |
| liver | buma* | |
| water | ngo* | |
| fire | wa* | |
| sun | bai* | |
| star | tongo* | |
| stone | timi* | |
| mountain | ta* | |
| tree | na* | |
| leaf | kpa* | |
| night | bike* | |
| dog | ndange* | |
| fish | si* | |
| louse | kpe* | |
| one | kpoka* | |
| two | bisi* | |
| we | ya* | |
| drink | nzo* | |
| see | yElE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · monz1249 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · moj