Ndaka
Ndaka is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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The Ndaka language (or Indaaka, Ndaaka) is spoken by the Ndaka people in the Ituri Province, Mambasa Territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is lexically similar to the Mbo, Budu, Vanuma and Nyali languages.
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Words in Ndaka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mombi* | |
| name | no* | |
| eye | mesu* | |
| ear | uTwei* | |
| nose | mau* | |
| tooth | menu* | |
| tongue | udada* | |
| hand | ikondo* | |
| blood | menike* | |
| bone | uwo* | |
| skin | umba* | |
| knee | u* | |
| breast | mabEi* | |
| water | maipo* | |
| fire | idya* | |
| sun | ipa* | |
| star | undata* | |
| stone | ikopi* | |
| tree | buti* | |
| leaf | mani* | |
| night | nabutu* | |
| dog | imva* | |
| fish | sipe* | |
| louse | isoko* | |
| one | boNona* | |
| two | bepi* | |
| I | imi* | |
| you | uwE* | |
| we | isu* | |
| drink | nimwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mbo (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo73% alike
- VanumaAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- BuduAtlantic-Congo52% alike
- Bodo (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo48% alike
- NyaliAtlantic-Congo43% alike
- Luba-LuluaAtlantic-Congo17% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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