Teke-Fuumu
Teke-Fuumu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Congo - Brazzaville. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Fuumu is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. The three dialects, Fuumu (Ifuumu), Wuumu (Iwuumu) and Mpuono, are sometimes considered separate languages. They are sometimes considered part of South Teke.
Mpuono has been spuriously conflated with Mbuun.
From Wikipedia · Fuumu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Teke-Fuumu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ru* | |
| name | nkwu* | |
| eye | wu* | |
| ear | Twi* | |
| nose | yulu* | |
| tooth | mina* | |
| tongue | lemo* | |
| blood | kila* | |
| bone | pfa* | |
| skin | bana* | |
| knee | mabuwo* | |
| breast | byelu* | |
| liver | nco* | |
| water | anya* | |
| fire | mba* | |
| sun | tyeli* | |
| star | ngongo* | |
| stone | kunu* | |
| mountain | kyuwo* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | cwiri* | |
| night | ba* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | Twi* | |
| louse | nTina* | |
| one | mo* | |
| two | vyele* | |
| drink | nywa* | |
| see | tal* | |
| hear | yu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Teke-KukuyaAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- Kwa SouthAtlantic-Congo37% alike
- LategeAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- NdumuAtlantic-Congo35% alike
- MbuunAtlantic-Congo34% alike
- TchitchegeAtlantic-Congo33% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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