Ndengereko
Ndengereko is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ndengereko is a Bantu language spoken in central coast of Tanzania mostly in the Pwani Region also known as Warufiji after the local River, the Matumbi hills, near Kibiti, and near Mchukivi and Bungu.
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Words in Ndengereko
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndu* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | 5o* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | bula* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | mi* | |
| blood | damu* | |
| bone | upa* | |
| knee | jua* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | ini* | |
| water | masi | |
| fire | moto* | |
| sun | suba* | |
| star | ndondwa* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | tumbi* | |
| tree | tela* | |
| leaf | 5ei* | |
| night | lo* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | omba* | |
| louse | mala* | |
| two | ibili* | |
| I | nenga* | |
| you | wengawe* | |
| we | twenga* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| see | bona* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MatumbiAtlantic-Congo66% alike
- NgindoAtlantic-Congo54% alike
- MpotoAtlantic-Congo47% alike
- Mwera (Chimwera)Atlantic-Congo45% alike
- Nyakyusa-NgondeAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- DoeAtlantic-Congo43% 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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