Southwest Gbaya
Southwest Gbaya is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon and Central African Republic.
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Biyanda (Ɓìyàndà) and Buli (Ɓùlì) constitute a Gbaya language of the Central African Republic. Ethnologue groups them as Southwest Gbaya, but it is not clear how many of the Southwest varieties are part of the same language; Toongo and Mbodomo, for example, are not closely related, though Toongo speakers identify ethnically as Buli, and Ethnologue also lists Mbodomo as a separate language.
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Words in Southwest Gbaya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wowi* | |
| name | lini* | |
| eye | li* | |
| ear | jala* | |
| nose | jo* | |
| tooth | 5ini* | |
| tongue | dembe* | |
| hand | ko* | |
| blood | gia* | |
| bone | ba* | |
| skin | yo* | |
| knee | dyigolo* | |
| breast | bole* | |
| liver | buNgudu* | |
| water | lì | |
| fire | wei* | |
| sun | lisoyi* | |
| star | kesa* | |
| stone | ta* | |
| mountain | Ngadi* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | mwa* | |
| night | zanze* | |
| dog | to* | |
| fish | koyo* | |
| louse | gbise* | |
| one | sikino* | |
| two | wEli* | |
| drink | 5o* | |
| see | dyo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Ngombe-BanganduAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- Ngbaka ManzaAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- BofiAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- Gbaya-MbodomoAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- AliAtlantic-Congo37% alike
- Ngbaka MinagendeAtlantic-Congo35% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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