Ronga
Ronga is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Mozambique and South Africa, by about 722 thousand people.
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Ronga, also known as XiRonga and Xizronga, is a Bantu language spoken in Maputo in Mozambique. It extends slightly into South Africa. The Xizronga language has its own dialects, which are: Xinondzrwana, Xizingili, Xihlanganu, and Xilwandle.
The Swiss philologist Henri-Alexandre Junod seems to have been the first linguist to have studied it, in the late 19th century.
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Words in Ronga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wansati | |
| person | nu* | |
| name | vitu* | |
| eye | ihlu* | |
| ear | dleve* | |
| nose | hompfu* | |
| tooth | i5u* | |
| tongue | drimi* | |
| blood | gati* | |
| bone | rambu* | |
| skin | hloNe* | |
| knee | colo* | |
| breast | vele* | |
| liver | vinci* | |
| water | mati | |
| fire | cilo* | |
| sun | dambu* | |
| star | 5eleti* | |
| stone | bre* | |
| mountain | hava* | |
| tree | ri* | |
| leaf | tluka* | |
| night | siku* | |
| dog | bzana* | |
| fish | hlampfi* | |
| louse | hwala* | |
| one | nwe* | |
| two | mbiri* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | vona* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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