Simaa
Simaa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Zambia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Simaa is a Bantu language of Zambia. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu.
Maho (2009) lists K35 Simaa, K351 Mulonga, K352 Mwenyi, K353 Koma (Makoma), and K354 Imilangu, all covered by ISO code [sie], as distinct but closely related languages.
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Words in Simaa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nu* | |
| name | Cina* | |
| eye | Ciho* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | yulu* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | kaha* | |
| blood | 5iNga* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| skin | talo* | |
| knee | nwi* | |
| breast | ele* | |
| liver | huli* | |
| water | eyu* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | yuwa* | |
| star | tuNgweCi* | |
| stone | Cwe* | |
| tree | tondo* | |
| leaf | awa* | |
| night | Siku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | Si* | |
| louse | na* | |
| I | ome* | |
| you | owe* | |
| we | otwe* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | mona* |
* 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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