Salampasu
Salampasu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Angola.
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Salampasu (Luntu) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Maho (2009) considers the Luntu variety to be a distinct language.
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Words in Salampasu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | kumbu* | |
| eye | is* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | zul* | |
| tooth | zeu* | |
| tongue | dimi* | |
| blood | kila* | |
| bone | fuva* | |
| skin | seya* | |
| knee | kasi* | |
| breast | yeli* | |
| liver | byeli* | |
| water | eya* | |
| fire | vya* | |
| sun | taj* | |
| star | songanya* | |
| stone | wewa* | |
| mountain | ndanda* | |
| tree | tondy* | |
| leaf | yinj* | |
| night | pfuk* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | nS* | |
| louse | gwin* | |
| one | mw* | |
| two | ady* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | man* | |
| hear | omu* |
* 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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