Soli
Soli is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Zambia, by about 54.4 thousand people.
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Soli is a Bantu language of Zambia. It is part of the Botatwe group, who live mainly in Lusaka province and Central Province together with the Tonga and Lenje people
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Words in Soli
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | na* | |
| eye | nso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | pembo* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | lemi* | |
| blood | lopa* | |
| bone | fupa* | |
| skin | paya* | |
| knee | nungo* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | mpafwa* | |
| water | nSi* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | suba* | |
| star | nyeyenSi* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | lundu* | |
| tree | tondo* | |
| leaf | tewu* | |
| night | Siku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | nswi* | |
| louse | nda* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | bili* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | bona* | |
| hear | nyumfwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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