Suku
Suku is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Suku is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
There is some debate about its classification. Nurse & Philippson (2003) accept its traditional classification in the Yaka branch of Bantu.
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Words in Suku
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tu* | |
| name | kumbu* | |
| eye | su* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | bombu* | |
| tooth | nu* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| blood | seNga* | |
| bone | kudiya* | |
| skin | utu* | |
| knee | boNgu* | |
| breast | yenu* | |
| liver | sakafula* | |
| water | amba* | |
| fire | bau* | |
| sun | tangwa* | |
| star | tetembwa* | |
| stone | tadi* | |
| mountain | oNgu* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | kay3* | |
| night | iba* | |
| dog | mbw3* | |
| fish | biSimmamba* | |
| louse | Cini* | |
| one | moSi* | |
| two | zodi* | |
| drink | nuw3* | |
| see | mona* | |
| hear | iyuka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Yaka-Pelende-LonzoAtlantic-Congo59% alike
- San Salvador KongoAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- South-Central KoongoAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- LaariAtlantic-Congo45% alike
- SondeAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- KunyiAtlantic-Congo43% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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