Rombo
Rombo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania and Kenya.
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The Rombo language, or Kirombo, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Rombos in the area of the Kilimanjaro region. Rombo forms a dialect continuum with other Chaga languages.
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Words in Rombo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mdu* | |
| name | rina* | |
| eye | riso* | |
| ear | tui* | |
| nose | mbua* | |
| tooth | yo* | |
| tongue | lumi* | |
| hand | oko* | |
| blood | samu* | |
| bone | fuha* | |
| knee | ndi* | |
| breast | ruva* | |
| liver | tima* | |
| water | mringa | |
| fire | moto* | |
| sun | ruva* | |
| star | 5e5ere* | |
| stone | we* | |
| mountain | fumbu* | |
| tree | kiti* | |
| leaf | ra* | |
| night | kio* | |
| dog | te* | |
| fish | samaki* | |
| louse | nda* | |
| one | imi* | |
| two | ivili* | |
| I | ini* | |
| you | ife* | |
| we | swe* |
* 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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