Tanzanian Ngoni
Tanzanian Ngoni is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania.
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Ngoni is a Bantu language spoken in the Songea region of Tanzania. It is not an Nguni language, but only retains the name: It started as the Pangwa dialect of Nguni captives; over generations the original Nguni language was lost.
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Words in Tanzanian Ngoni
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndu* | |
| name | hina* | |
| eye | ihu* | |
| ear | kutu* | |
| nose | Ngelu* | |
| tooth | inu* | |
| tongue | limi* | |
| hand | woko* | |
| blood | Nasi* | |
| bone | Sege* | |
| skin | kumba* | |
| knee | fugamilu* | |
| breast | vele* | |
| liver | bindi* | |
| water | nSi* | |
| fire | basu* | |
| sun | laNga* | |
| star | ndondo* | |
| stone | gaNga* | |
| mountain | tumbi* | |
| tree | bihi* | |
| leaf | hamba* | |
| night | kilu* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | somba* | |
| louse | sosolo* | |
| one | moNga* | |
| two | vili* | |
| I | nene* | |
| you | veve* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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