Safwa
Safwa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania.
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Safwa, or Kisawfa is a Bantu language spoken by the Safwa people of the Mbeya Region of Tanzania. Dialects are Guruka, Mbwila, Poroto, Songwe.
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Words in Safwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | tawa* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | kutu* | |
| nose | pulo* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | mili* | |
| blood | danda* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| knee | fugamo* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | ni* | |
| water | aminzi | |
| fire | ote* | |
| sun | sa5a* | |
| star | lutondwe* | |
| stone | we* | |
| mountain | gamba* | |
| tree | kwi* | |
| leaf | tundu* | |
| night | pasiku* | |
| dog | bw* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | pomi* | |
| two | babili* | |
| I | ani* | |
| you | awe* | |
| we | ati* | |
| drink | mwele* | |
| see | hwe5e* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MalilaAtlantic-Congo66% alike
- Nyiha (Tanzania)Atlantic-Congo62% alike
- Nyiha (Malawi)Atlantic-Congo49% alike
- LambyaAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- Nyika (Malawi and Zambia)Atlantic-Congo43% alike
- SanguAtlantic-Congo42% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · safw1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · sbk