Shanga
Shanga is a Mande language spoken in Nigeria. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Shanga (Shangawa, Shonga, Shongawa) is a Mande language of Nigeria.
From Wikipedia · Shanga language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Shanga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | gwEE* | |
| name | to* | |
| eye | wiyE* | |
| ear | tola* | |
| tooth | soo* | |
| tongue | lEni* | |
| blood | ame* | |
| bone | awE* | |
| skin | se* | |
| knee | kusu* | |
| breast | diyofa* | |
| water | 'í | |
| fire | Te* | |
| sun | isoo* | |
| star | sosoni* | |
| stone | gwE* | |
| mountain | kasa* | |
| tree | agu* | |
| leaf | dako* | |
| night | gusi* | |
| dog | gE* | |
| fish | zoo* | |
| louse | se* | |
| one | do* | |
| two | hwa* | |
| I | ma* | |
| we | wa* | |
| drink | mi* | |
| see | wa* | |
| hear | ma* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KyengaMande55% alike
- Boko (Benin)Mande42% alike
- BusaMande42% alike
- BokobaruMande41% alike
- BissaMande38% alike
- Toura (Côte d'Ivoire)Mande36% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · shan1282 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · sho