Shi
Shi is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, Rwanda, and Burundi.
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Shi, or Mashi, is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Words in Shi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | zino* | |
| eye | su* | |
| ear | rwiri* | |
| nose | zulu* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | fune* | |
| blood | ko* | |
| bone | vuha* | |
| skin | hu* | |
| knee | dwi* | |
| breast | bere* | |
| liver | diku* | |
| water | iSi* | |
| fire | liro* | |
| sun | zuba* | |
| star | 5e5ezi* | |
| stone | buye* | |
| mountain | tondo* | |
| tree | ri* | |
| leaf | kasi* | |
| night | dufu* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | fi* | |
| louse | da* | |
| one | guma* | |
| two | biri* | |
| I | nie* | |
| you | we* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
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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