Taabwa
Taabwa is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Zambia, by about 382 thousand people.
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Taabwa (Ichitaabwa; also called "Kitabwa" and spelled "Tabwa"), or Rungu (Malungu), is a Bantu language of Congo and Zambia spoken by half a million or so people.
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Words in Taabwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | ina* | |
| eye | inso* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | ona* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | nwe* | |
| blood | lopa* | |
| bone | kuza* | |
| skin | anza* | |
| knee | kufi* | |
| breast | bere* | |
| liver | ni* | |
| water | enda* | |
| fire | liro* | |
| sun | oba* | |
| star | tanda* | |
| stone | bwe* | |
| mountain | pili* | |
| tree | muti* | |
| leaf | ani* | |
| night | siku* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | sabi* | |
| louse | da* | |
| one | umo* | |
| two | bili* | |
| I | ne* | |
| we | fwe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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