Yombe
Yombe is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, Angola, and Congo - Brazzaville.
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Words in Yombe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bakala* | |
| name | dizina* | |
| eye | eso* | |
| ear | kutu* | |
| nose | yulu* | |
| tooth | eno* | |
| tongue | dimu* | |
| hand | kanda* | |
| blood | meNa* | |
| bone | vesi* | |
| skin | Nkanda* | |
| knee | kuma* | |
| breast | bene* | |
| liver | fula* | |
| water | mamba* | |
| fire | mbasu* | |
| sun | thaNu* | |
| star | mbwetila* | |
| stone | tadi* | |
| mountain | moNo* | |
| tree | nti* | |
| leaf | lweza* | |
| night | bwilu* | |
| dog | bwende* | |
| fish | mbisi* | |
| louse | tsina* | |
| one | mosi* | |
| two | bwadi* | |
| I | i* | |
| you | nu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KunyiAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- San Salvador KongoAtlantic-Congo41% alike
- LaariAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- South-Central KoongoAtlantic-Congo38% alike
- BwisiAtlantic-Congo36% alike
- ViliAtlantic-Congo35% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.