Ngbaka Ma'bo
Ngbaka Ma'bo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, Congo - Brazzaville, and Central African Republic.
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The Mbaka or Bwaka language, Ngbaka Ma'bo (also called Gbaka, Ma'bo, Ngbwaka, Ngbaka Limba) is a major Ubangian language spoken by the Mbaka people of CAR and Congo.
It is not clear how distinct the Gilima variety is, or whether it should be considered a separate language. It does have its own ISO 639-3 code.
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Words in Ngbaka Ma'bo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | vo* | |
| name | ele* | |
| eye | zila* | |
| ear | ze* | |
| nose | hu* | |
| tooth | te* | |
| tongue | mini* | |
| hand | kpa* | |
| blood | nze* | |
| bone | kua* | |
| skin | ndala* | |
| knee | nzogbele* | |
| liver | kondE* | |
| water | ngó | |
| fire | wua* | |
| sun | bai* | |
| star | ndoNo* | |
| stone | tEmE* | |
| mountain | keNa* | |
| tree | na* | |
| leaf | kpa* | |
| night | biti* | |
| dog | bono* | |
| fish | si* | |
| louse | NbE* | |
| one | kpako* | |
| two | bisi* | |
| I | ma* | |
| you | mo* | |
| we | ao* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GilimaAtlantic-Congo67% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo57% alike
- Gbanziri-BorakaAtlantic-Congo51% alike
- Baka (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo39% alike
- GundiAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- MündüAtlantic-Congo32% alike
Grammar
- MündüAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- MbandjaAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- GbayaAtlantic-Congo88% alike
- Kare (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo88% alike
- Northern RoglaiAustronesian88% alike
- Bura-PabirAfro-Asiatic88% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · ngba1284 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nbm