West Central Banda
West Central Banda is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in South Sudan and Central African Republic.
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West Banda is a minor Banda language, spoken by 10,000 or so people.
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Words in West Central Banda
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 3zu* | |
| name | 7ire* | |
| eye | ala* | |
| ear | otu* | |
| nose | 3wu* | |
| tooth | 3Zi* | |
| tongue | tima* | |
| blood | 3Zi* | |
| bone | gbabi* | |
| skin | oko* | |
| knee | koda* | |
| breast | ango* | |
| liver | 3be* | |
| water | ungu | |
| fire | 3wo* | |
| sun | olo* | |
| star | akiara* | |
| stone | 3kir3* | |
| mountain | kaga* | |
| tree | ndogoro* | |
| leaf | kako* | |
| night | Cel3bu* | |
| dog | yaboro* | |
| fish | giangu* | |
| louse | 3Co* | |
| one | gbu* | |
| two | biSi* | |
| drink | nju* | |
| see | wu* | |
| hear | ji* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Banda-BambariAtlantic-Congo70% alike
- Mid-Southern BandaAtlantic-Congo62% alike
- NgunduAtlantic-Congo61% alike
- GobuAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- Banda-MbrèsAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- Togbo-Vara BandaAtlantic-Congo60% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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