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Ngiti

Ngiti is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Uganda, by about 100 thousand people.

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Ngiti · 1.3°N 30.2°E

Ngiti is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Speakers also refer to themselves as "Southern Lendu", and in talking to outsiders, can say they speak "Kilendu". There are Ngiti communities concentrated south of Bunia.

From Wikipedia · Ngiti language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Ngiti

MeaningWordRomanization
nameovo*
eye53kpo*
earb3*
noseord3*
toothku*
tongueda*
handotsu*
bloodazu*
bonekpa*
skin3ndi*
water3da*
firekazu*
sunafi*
staralal3*
stoneodu*
mountainpiri*
treeitsu*
nightiku*
dog3tse*
fish3bE*
oneafi*
twooyo*
I3ma*
you353*
weal3*
drinkomvu*
seeanda*
dieovE*
pathadu*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • LenduCentral Sudanic28% alike
  • AsoaCentral Sudanic19% alike
  • LombiCentral Sudanic14% alike
  • MoruCentral Sudanic12% alike
  • MangbutuCentral Sudanic12% alike
  • KelikoCentral Sudanic11% alike

Grammar

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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