Talinga-Bwisi
Talinga-Bwisi is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Uganda. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Talinga or Bwisi is a Bantu language spoken in the Uganda–Congo border region. It is called Talinga (Kitalinga) in DRC and Bwisi (Lubwisi, Olubwisi) in Uganda.
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Words in Talinga-Bwisi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | ina* | |
| ear | tui* | |
| nose | huli* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | dimi* | |
| blood | saxama* | |
| bone | kua* | |
| skin | luhu* | |
| knee | lu* | |
| breast | bede* | |
| liver | hududu* | |
| water | se* | |
| fire | didi* | |
| sun | sana* | |
| stone | bale* | |
| mountain | ena* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | babi* | |
| night | do* | |
| dog | buwa* | |
| fish | sui* | |
| louse | huka* | |
| one | mwi* | |
| two | bidi* | |
| drink | nua* | |
| see | bona* | |
| hear | gua* | |
| die | kua* | |
| come | isa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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