Vinza
Vinza is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Vinza is a Bantu language spoken by the Vinza people of Tanzania, approximately in the area of the town of Uvinza. It is closely related to the languages of Rwanda and Burundi, including the Ha language of the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika.
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Words in Vinza
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ntu* | |
| name | zina* | |
| eye | iso* | |
| ear | ukutwi* | |
| nose | zulu* | |
| tooth | 5o* | |
| tongue | ululimi* | |
| blood | laso* | |
| bone | gufa* | |
| knee | jwi* | |
| breast | bele* | |
| liver | ubitiku* | |
| water | zi* | |
| fire | lilo* | |
| sun | zuba* | |
| star | o5oli* | |
| stone | buye* | |
| mountain | sozi* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | babi* | |
| night | jolo* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | swi* | |
| louse | da* | |
| two | kabile* | |
| I | jewe* | |
| you | wewe* | |
| we | twebwe* | |
| drink | 5wa* | |
| see | bona* |
* 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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