Subiya
Subiya is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Botswana. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Kuhane language is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa. Also known as Ikuhane, Subia or Subiya, it is spoken by the Ikuhane people in Namibia, Botswana and Zambia.
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Words in Subiya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | zina* | |
| eye | nso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | zulu* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | laha* | |
| bone | fuha* | |
| skin | talo* | |
| knee | zwi* | |
| breast | swe* | |
| liver | biti* | |
| water | enji* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | zuba* | |
| star | naleli* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | lundu* | |
| tree | kuni* | |
| leaf | koba* | |
| night | siku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | gina* | |
| one | konke* | |
| two | bile* | |
| drink | nywa* | |
| see | bona* | |
| hear | zuwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TotelaAtlantic-Congo70% alike
- FweAtlantic-Congo64% alike
- Toka-Leya-DombeAtlantic-Congo62% alike
- SimaaAtlantic-Congo55% alike
- IlaAtlantic-Congo54% alike
- Tonga (Zambia)Atlantic-Congo52% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · subi1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · sbs