Yaka-Pelende-Lonzo
Yaka-Pelende-Lonzo is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Angola.
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Yaka, also spelled Iaca
and Iyaka, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. There are two dialects, Yaka proper, which comprises 99% of speakers, and Ngoongo (distinguish West Ngongo language). The alleged varieties Pelende and Lonzo are political rather than ethnolinguistic entities.
From Wikipedia · Yaka language (Congo–Angola) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yaka-Pelende-Lonzo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tu* | |
| name | zina* | |
| eye | isu* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | bombo* | |
| tooth | inu* | |
| tongue | laki* | |
| hand | oko* | |
| blood | eNga* | |
| bone | hisi* | |
| skin | utu* | |
| knee | bNgo* | |
| breast | yeno* | |
| liver | tika* | |
| water | amba* | |
| fire | mbawu* | |
| sun | taNgwa* | |
| star | themuthemu* | |
| stone | tadi* | |
| mountain | oNgo* | |
| tree | ti* | |
| leaf | kaya* | |
| night | phipha* | |
| dog | bwa* | |
| fish | cema* | |
| louse | cina* | |
| one | mosi* | |
| two | ola* | |
| I | mene* | |
| you | Nge* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- South-Central KoongoAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- SukuAtlantic-Congo59% alike
- LaariAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- San Salvador KongoAtlantic-Congo48% alike
- KunyiAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo)Atlantic-Congo44% alike
Grammar
- Nugunu (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo91% alike
- Mambwe-LunguAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- BaloboAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- Congo SwahiliAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- Motembo-KundaAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- HeheAtlantic-Congo90% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · yaka1269 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · yaf