Ndamba
Ndamba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Ndamba or "Chindamba" is classified as a Bantu language. It is one of 87 languages spoken in Tanzania Most Chindamba speakers are bilingual in Swahili and Chindamba.
The other two languages most similar to Ndamba are Mbunga and Pogolo, because all of them belong to the same language group, which are the Kilombero languages.
From Wikipedia · Ndamba language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ndamba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndu* | |
| name | tawa* | |
| eye | su* | |
| ear | TeTi* | |
| nose | mbula* | |
| tooth | nu* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | woku* | |
| blood | wasi* | |
| bone | pava* | |
| skin | gosi* | |
| knee | tendi* | |
| breast | veli* | |
| water | machi | |
| fire | otu* | |
| sun | Tuva* | |
| star | dondwa* | |
| stone | gaNga* | |
| mountain | lima* | |
| tree | biki* | |
| leaf | hamba* | |
| night | mihi* | |
| dog | galu* | |
| fish | somba* | |
| louse | moku* | |
| one | mu* | |
| two | vili* | |
| I | neNga* | |
| you | yuwi* | |
| we | yufwi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MbungaAtlantic-Congo49% alike
- MakondeAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- Manda-MatumbaAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- NdendeuleAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- KisiAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- Nyakyusa-NgondeAtlantic-Congo32% 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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