Saamia
Saamia is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Kenya and Uganda.
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Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.
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Words in Saamia
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ta* | |
| eye | ni* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | yolu* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | banga* | |
| bone | kumba* | |
| skin | sihoba* | |
| knee | humbo* | |
| breast | bere* | |
| liver | sini* | |
| water | amachi | |
| fire | liro* | |
| sun | yuba* | |
| star | nginingini* | |
| stone | kina* | |
| mountain | gulu* | |
| tree | sala* | |
| leaf | nyasi* | |
| night | ro* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | ngeni* | |
| louse | nda* | |
| one | ndala* | |
| two | Thibiri* | |
| drink | ngwa* | |
| see | lola* | |
| hear | wulira* | |
| die | afire* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Grammar
- YaoAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- BelueliAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- SubaAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- ChimwiiniAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- Makhuwa-SakaAtlantic-Congo89% alike
- Mambwe-LunguAtlantic-Congo89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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