Mozambique Lomwe
Mozambique Lomwe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Mozambique and Malawi.
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The Lomwe (Lowe) language, Elomwe, also known as Western Makua, is the Bantu language of Mozambique. It belongs with Makua in the group of distinctive Bantu languages in the northern part of the country.
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Words in Mozambique Lomwe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Tu* | |
| name | sina* | |
| eye | to* | |
| ear | yaru* | |
| nose | pul3* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | lumi* | |
| hand | nata* | |
| blood | pome* | |
| bone | kuva* | |
| skin | tabe* | |
| knee | kutha* | |
| breast | pEle* | |
| liver | apa* | |
| water | hi* | |
| fire | moro* | |
| sun | 8owa* | |
| star | ti5yEri* | |
| stone | luku* | |
| mountain | ako* | |
| tree | ri* | |
| leaf | kukhu* | |
| night | ohiyu* | |
| dog | labwa* | |
| fish | hopa* | |
| louse | talawa* | |
| one | moha* | |
| two | bila* | |
| I | miyano* | |
| you | we* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MakhuwaAtlantic-Congo51% alike
- ManyawaAtlantic-Congo49% alike
- Makhuwa-MeettoAtlantic-Congo48% alike
- Malawi LomweAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- TakwaneAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- MarenjeAtlantic-Congo39% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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