Vanuma
Vanuma is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Vanuma (Bvanuma), or South Nyali, is a minor Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is lexically similar to Ndaka and Budu, Mbo, and Nyali.
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Words in Vanuma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mumbi* | |
| name | liyo* | |
| eye | mesu* | |
| ear | uTwei* | |
| nose | lulu* | |
| tooth | menu* | |
| tongue | ludada* | |
| hand | ikondo* | |
| blood | meniko* | |
| bone | luwo* | |
| skin | imbamba* | |
| knee | lulu* | |
| breast | mabElE* | |
| water | maluwo* | |
| fire | jala* | |
| sun | lewa* | |
| star | lundata* | |
| stone | likowi* | |
| tree | buti* | |
| leaf | mani* | |
| night | nobutu* | |
| dog | imva* | |
| fish | sibe* | |
| louse | isokolo* | |
| one | iNana* | |
| two | dibil* | |
| I | imi* | |
| you | uwE* | |
| we | usu* | |
| drink | mwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mbo (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo74% alike
- NdakaAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- NyaliAtlantic-Congo55% alike
- BuduAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- Bodo (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo35% alike
- Luba-LuluaAtlantic-Congo17% 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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