Ngwii
Ngwii is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Ngwii or Ngul is a Bantu language spoken in the Kwilu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Despite having a relatively small speech community, use of the language is prevalent.
From Wikipedia · Ngwii language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ngwii
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wur* | |
| name | in* | |
| eye | i* | |
| ear | ti* | |
| nose | mbwama* | |
| tooth | kawu* | |
| tongue | lim* | |
| blood | alung* | |
| bone | wuyu* | |
| skin | pwi* | |
| knee | bwoN* | |
| breast | avyE* | |
| liver | fubu* | |
| water | vay* | |
| fire | tSya* | |
| sun | v3n* | |
| star | avarosega* | |
| stone | vu* | |
| mountain | ombimi* | |
| tree | SuN* | |
| leaf | kaya* | |
| night | tSu* | |
| dog | mbva* | |
| fish | ncEevay* | |
| louse | ncing* | |
| one | Emo* | |
| two | p3* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | yEn* | |
| hear | yuk* |
* 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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