Ndali
Ndali is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania and Malawi.
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Ndali, or Chindali, is a Bantu language spoken in southern Tanzania by 480,000 people and in northern Malawi by 70,000 (2003).
Sukwa, or Chisukwa, spoken in the Misuku Hills of northern Malawi, is closely related to Ndali, and both languages are fairly close to Lambya.
The examples below come in the order Lambya, Ndali, Sukwa, showing the similarity of vocabulary:
From Wikipedia · Ndali language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ndali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndu* | |
| name | ta* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | tSufwo* | |
| nose | mbulo* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | mi* | |
| blood | banda* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| knee | tSipefu* | |
| breast | ongo* | |
| liver | mafwagaya* | |
| water | mishi | |
| fire | lo* | |
| sun | suba* | |
| star | tondwa* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | gamba* | |
| tree | kokwe* | |
| leaf | ani* | |
| night | buSiku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | ngiSi* | |
| two | bili* | |
| I | une* | |
| you | ugwe* | |
| we | utwe* | |
| drink | Nwa* | |
| see | bona* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Nyakyusa-NgondeAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- BendeAtlantic-Congo53% alike
- Nyiha (Tanzania)Atlantic-Congo50% alike
- MalilaAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- PimbweAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- LambyaAtlantic-Congo49% 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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