Nyiha (Tanzania)
Nyiha (Tanzania) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia.
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Nyiha (Nyixa, Nyika) is a Bantu language primarily spoken in Tanzania and Zambia. The language of the 10,000 speakers in Malawi is different enough to sometimes be considered a distinct language.
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Words in Nyiha (Tanzania)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | sina* | |
| eye | nso* | |
| ear | kutwi* | |
| nose | pulo* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | mili* | |
| blood | banda* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| knee | zuguni* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | tima* | |
| water | aminzi | |
| fire | oto* | |
| sun | zuba* | |
| star | zota* | |
| stone | we* | |
| mountain | gamba* | |
| tree | kwi* | |
| leaf | tundu* | |
| night | ubusiku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | pumi* | |
| two | babili* | |
| I | ine* | |
| you | awe* | |
| we | itwe* | |
| drink | mwela* | |
| see | lola* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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