Songe
Songe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Songe, also known as Songye, Kisonge, Lusonge, Yembe, and Northeast Luba, is a Bantu language spoken by the Songye people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In particular, it is spoken in the provinces of Kasai Oriental, Lomami, Sankuru, Tanganyika, and Maniema.
Ethnologue notes that Songe is "related" to Mbagani, which they do not include in their database. Maho (2009) labels as "Mbagani (Binji)" one of the two geographic areas Ethnologue assigns to Songe, but says that it is closer to Lwalu; he says that it is a different language, Binji, that is close to Songe.
From Wikipedia · Songe language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Songe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | Sina* | |
| eye | isu* | |
| ear | tui* | |
| nose | pembe* | |
| tooth | inu* | |
| tongue | dimi* | |
| hand | asa* | |
| blood | se* | |
| bone | fofwa* | |
| skin | koba* | |
| knee | nui* | |
| breast | bEle* | |
| liver | Simbadifite* | |
| water | ama* | |
| fire | lu* | |
| sun | guba* | |
| star | kenene* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | gulu* | |
| tree | Ci* | |
| leaf | saki* | |
| night | fuku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | Sipa* | |
| louse | kusa* | |
| one | mune* | |
| two | bidi* | |
| I | ami* | |
| you | obe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Luba-KatangaAtlantic-Congo58% alike
- Luba-LuluaAtlantic-Congo48% alike
- KaondeAtlantic-Congo47% alike
- ZimbaAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo41% alike
- Hemba-YaziAtlantic-Congo40% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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