Wongo
Wongo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa.
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Wongo is a Bantu language in Kasai-Occidental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Words in Wongo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mot* | |
| name | rukompwa* | |
| eye | su* | |
| ear | to* | |
| nose | mor* | |
| tooth | nu* | |
| tongue | urem* | |
| blood | kera* | |
| bone | Nwere* | |
| skin | pos* | |
| knee | monko* | |
| breast | ber* | |
| liver | bar* | |
| water | mas* | |
| fire | tSya* | |
| sun | tankwa* | |
| star | mwec* | |
| stone | ma5a* | |
| mountain | nkwenci* | |
| tree | te* | |
| leaf | asa* | |
| night | butu* | |
| dog | mpwa* | |
| fish | swe* | |
| louse | i5* | |
| one | mwec* | |
| two | pe* | |
| drink | 5o* | |
| see | meno* | |
| hear | wok* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Lele (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo38% alike
- BushoongAtlantic-Congo34% alike
- MabaaleAtlantic-Congo25% alike
- Yaka (Congo)Atlantic-Congo23% alike
- NjebiAtlantic-Congo23% alike
- BolokiAtlantic-Congo23% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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