Nsenga
Nsenga is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
See it on the globeOpen in the family tree
Nsenga, is a Bantu language of Zambia and Mozambique, occupying an area on the plateau that forms the watershed between the Zambezi and Luangwa river systems and Western Malawi land overshadowing Kachebere mountain called Mchinji. The language is part of the Sabi family of languages.
From Wikipedia · Nsenga language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Nsenga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | puno* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | anja* | |
| blood | lopa* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| skin | kupo* | |
| knee | kokola* | |
| breast | iwa* | |
| liver | Ciu* | |
| water | anzi* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | uwa* | |
| star | tandara* | |
| stone | ala* | |
| mountain | piri* | |
| tree | muti* | |
| leaf | tepo* | |
| night | siku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | sawi* | |
| louse | da* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | wiri* | |
| I | neo* | |
| you | weo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · nsen1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nse