Yakoma
Yakoma is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and Central African Republic, by about 110 thousand people.
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Words in Yakoma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | zo* | |
| name | 7iri* | |
| eye | lE* | |
| ear | mE* | |
| nose | ho* | |
| tooth | tE* | |
| tongue | limEnga* | |
| blood | mErE* | |
| bone | byo* | |
| skin | poro* | |
| knee | likuru* | |
| breast | mE* | |
| liver | bE* | |
| water | ngú | |
| fire | wa* | |
| sun | la* | |
| star | tongoro* | |
| stone | tErE* | |
| mountain | 7oto* | |
| tree | kEkE* | |
| leaf | kugbe* | |
| night | bi* | |
| dog | mbo* | |
| fish | kpi* | |
| louse | siri* | |
| one | oko* | |
| two | osE* | |
| we | 7e* | |
| drink | 5o* | |
| see | hu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern NgbandiAtlantic-Congo73% alike
- Northern NgbandiAtlantic-Congo61% alike
- Riverain SangoAtlantic-Congo60% alike
- GbayiAtlantic-Congo52% alike
- SangoAtlantic-Congo50% alike
- Gbanziri-BorakaAtlantic-Congo24% alike
Grammar
- Northern NgbandiAtlantic-Congo94% alike
- Upper KinabatanganAustronesian92% alike
- MonzomboAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- MbandjaAtlantic-Congo90% alike
- Kare (Central African Republic)Atlantic-Congo89% alike
- TeraAfro-Asiatic89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.