Tetela
Tetela is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Tetela (Otetela, Kitetela, Kikitatela), also Sungu, is a Bantu language of northern Kasai-Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is spoken by the Tetela people.
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Words in Tetela
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| child | ona | |
| woman | umuntu | |
| person | to* | |
| name | kombo* | |
| eye | su | |
| ear | toyi* | |
| nose | hEmbE* | |
| tooth | nu | |
| tongue | emi* | |
| blood | kela* | |
| bone | eka* | |
| skin | oho* | |
| knee | dwe* | |
| breast | wElE* | |
| liver | fafalafa* | |
| water | ashi | |
| fire | ja* | |
| sun | nya* | |
| star | oto* | |
| stone | ve* | |
| mountain | kona* | |
| tree | tamba* | |
| leaf | kaTi* | |
| night | To* | |
| dog | fo* | |
| fish | se* | |
| louse | Sidi* | |
| one | toyi* | |
| two | hende* | |
| drink | no* |
* 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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