Teke-Kukuya
Teke-Kukuya is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Brazzaville and Gabon, by about 38.8 thousand people.
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The Kukuya language, Kikukuya [kìkýkȳā], also transcribed Kukẅa and known as Southern Teke, is a member of the Teke dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. It is the only language known to have a phonemic labiodental nasal /ɱ/. The name of the language comes from the word kuya "plateau".
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Words in Teke-Kukuya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ri* | |
| name | nkumi* | |
| eye | ci* | |
| ear | cwi* | |
| nose | yulu* | |
| tooth | ni* | |
| tongue | nkira* | |
| hand | kwoko* | |
| blood | kila* | |
| bone | we* | |
| skin | kobo* | |
| knee | bwo* | |
| breast | byele* | |
| liver | nsoko* | |
| water | ca* | |
| fire | mba* | |
| sun | tali* | |
| star | NomaNomo* | |
| stone | lime* | |
| mountain | nkika* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | nswiri* | |
| night | mpiriba* | |
| dog | mva* | |
| fish | nswi* | |
| louse | nsina* | |
| one | kimo* | |
| two | bvyele* | |
| drink | nwa* | |
| see | tala* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TchitchegeAtlantic-Congo59% alike
- LategeAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- KaningiAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- NdumuAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- Teke-FuumuAtlantic-Congo39% alike
- Teke-Eboo-NzikouAtlantic-Congo39% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · teke1280 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kkw