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Tharaka

Tharaka is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Kenya, by about 176 thousand people.

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Tharaka · 0.1°S 38.1°E

Words in Tharaka

MeaningWordRomanization
personnt3*
nameri3twa*
eye8o*
eart3*
nosei3r3*
toothgego*
tongue3me*
blood8akame*
bone3nd3*
skin3o*
kneeru*
breastyonto*
livertema*
waterrunji
fireanki*
sunri3a*
stoneiga*
mountainr3ma*
treet3*
leaf8ang3*
nighttug3*
dogr3*
fishk3y3*
louseda*
one3mwe*
twoTi3r3*
drink5ua*
seeona*
hearigua*
diekua*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • EmbuAtlantic-Congo54% alike
  • ChukaAtlantic-Congo48% alike
  • KikuyuAtlantic-Congo38% alike
  • KambaAtlantic-Congo38% alike
  • DhaisoAtlantic-Congo33% alike
  • NgoremeAtlantic-Congo25% alike

Grammar

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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