West-Central Limba
West-Central Limba is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Sierra Leone.
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Written down
Biya-mɛti fooma be kiyo ka kuyankaŋ iŋ kasɛmbɛ mɛnɛ in ka yiki. Bindɛ kiŋ ba niyɔ in masimɔkɔ, maka yiina wo ka hu wɛndi yande.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in West-Central Limba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wa* | |
| name | keN* | |
| eye | oya* | |
| ear | luha* | |
| nose | mapereN* | |
| tooth | titi* | |
| tongue | liN* | |
| hand | loNgo* | |
| blood | reN* | |
| knee | fobu* | |
| breast | bili* | |
| water | ndi* | |
| fire | i* | |
| sun | kaN* | |
| star | sosa* | |
| stone | raga* | |
| mountain | kuseri* | |
| tree | kia* | |
| leaf | mbompa* | |
| night | foNkole* | |
| dog | kutei* | |
| fish | feni* | |
| one | nte* | |
| two | le* | |
| I | yaN* | |
| you | yi* | |
| we | min* | |
| drink | wanti* | |
| see | kut* | |
| die | tuk* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- East LimbaAtlantic-Congo49% alike
- WojenakaMande15% alike
- Toro Tegu DogonDogon14% alike
- KoyagaMande12% alike
- Cao MiaoTai-Kadai12% alike
- TeribeChibchan12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.