Ngulu
Ngulu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania, by about 132 thousand people.
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Ngulu is a Bantu language spoken in east-central Tanzania. In 1987 the Ngulu-speaking population was estimated to number 132,000 . The Ngulu language is also called Geja, Kingulu, Kinuu, Nguru, Nguu, or Wayomba.
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Words in Ngulu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | zina* | |
| eye | ziso* | |
| ear | gutwi* | |
| nose | phula* | |
| tooth | zino* | |
| tongue | lulimi* | |
| blood | sakame* | |
| bone | vuha* | |
| knee | vindi* | |
| breast | tombo* | |
| liver | ini* | |
| water | mazi | |
| fire | moto* | |
| sun | zuwa* | |
| star | ntondo* | |
| stone | iwe* | |
| mountain | nima* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | zani* | |
| night | kilo* | |
| dog | kuli* | |
| fish | samaki* | |
| louse | da* | |
| two | kaidi* | |
| I | miye* | |
| you | weye* | |
| we | suwe* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| see | si5a* |
* 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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