Mpoto
Mpoto is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania and Malawi.
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Mpoto is a Bantu language of Tanzania related and similar to Chitumbuka language.
From Wikipedia · Mpoto language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mpoto
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndu* | |
| name | hina* | |
| eye | u* | |
| ear | kutu* | |
| nose | mbulu* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | ai* | |
| bone | hupa* | |
| knee | jugwa* | |
| breast | bhele* | |
| liver | imani* | |
| water | machi | |
| fire | motu* | |
| sun | lyoba* | |
| star | ndondwa* | |
| stone | libo* | |
| mountain | tombi* | |
| tree | nkongo* | |
| leaf | hamba* | |
| night | kilu* | |
| dog | jimbwa* | |
| fish | homba* | |
| louse | mala* | |
| two | ibeli* | |
| I | ne* | |
| you | weapa* | |
| we | twenga* | |
| drink | 5a* | |
| see | lola* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- NdoboAtlantic-Congo95% alike
- BelueliAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- Tanzanian NgoniAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- KonzoAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- YeyiAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- NdengerekoAtlantic-Congo89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mpot1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mpa