Ngelima
Ngelima is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Ngelima, or Angba (Leangba), is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The four dialects (Beo, Buru (Boro), Tungu, Hanga) are quite distinct, and may be separate languages.
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Words in Ngelima
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | na* | |
| eye | ho* | |
| ear | teu* | |
| nose | ngo* | |
| tooth | nyo* | |
| tongue | leme* | |
| hand | bo* | |
| blood | gila* | |
| bone | kua* | |
| skin | dipa* | |
| knee | digwa* | |
| breast | be* | |
| liver | pio* | |
| water | ba* | |
| fire | to* | |
| sun | ne* | |
| star | yonge* | |
| stone | bogo* | |
| mountain | ngala* | |
| tree | mbao* | |
| leaf | ndua* | |
| night | ti* | |
| dog | ba* | |
| fish | hi* | |
| louse | hila* | |
| one | ipi* | |
| two | ibale* | |
| drink | nya* | |
| see | kwena* | |
| hear | kiveuhia* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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