Nsong-Mpiin
Nsong-Mpiin is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Tsong or Nsong (ISO "Songo") is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was once misclassified as a dialect of Yansi.
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Words in Nsong-Mpiin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nd* | |
| name | nkwum* | |
| eye | lwiS* | |
| ear | cwi* | |
| nose | mbom* | |
| tooth | ein* | |
| tongue | lim* | |
| blood | cil* | |
| bone | pfu* | |
| skin | pus* | |
| knee | boN* | |
| breast | byol* | |
| liver | loso* | |
| water | mac* | |
| fire | mba* | |
| sun | taN* | |
| star | mor* | |
| stone | kul* | |
| mountain | moN* | |
| tree | moti* | |
| leaf | ka* | |
| night | mpimb* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | mbicamac* | |
| louse | ncin* | |
| one | mwEs* | |
| two | yol* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | til* | |
| hear | wu* |
* 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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