Tooro
Tooro is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Uganda and Congo - Kinshasa.
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Tooro () or Rutooro (, Orutooro, Tooro pronunciation: [oɾutóːɾo]) is a Bantu language spoken mainly by the Tooro people (Abatooro) from the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda. There are three main areas where Tooro as a language is mainly used: Kabarole District, Kyenjojo District and Kyegegwa District. Tooro is unusual among Bantu languages as it lacks lexical tone. It is most closely related to Runyoro.
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Words in Tooro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| breast | ibeere | |
| water | amaizi | |
| one | -mu | |
| two | -biri | |
| three | -satu | |
| four | -na | |
| five | -taano | |
| ten | ikumi | |
| I | nyowe | |
| you | iwe | |
| we | itwe | |
| who | oha | |
| eat | -lya | |
| drink | -nywa | |
| come | -ija | |
| sleep | -byama | |
| give | -ha | |
| big | -kooto |
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- MakweAtlantic-Congo93% alike
- OsamayiAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- Zimbabwean NdebeleAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- BeembeAtlantic-Congo91% alike
- Nugunu (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo91% alike
- SwahiliAtlantic-Congo90% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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