Zanaki
Zanaki is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Tanzania.
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Zanaki (Ikizanaki) is a Bantu language of Tanzania. It is spoken by the Zanaki people of Musoma and was the first language of Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere, son of the King Burito Nyerere (1860–1942).
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Words in Zanaki
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tu* | |
| name | ene* | |
| eye | so* | |
| ear | twi* | |
| nose | 5eru* | |
| tooth | no* | |
| tongue | mi* | |
| blood | 5inga* | |
| bone | guha* | |
| knee | ru* | |
| breast | zimbere* | |
| liver | ni* | |
| water | amanyi | |
| fire | muriro* | |
| sun | oba* | |
| star | nzota* | |
| stone | gina* | |
| mountain | guru* | |
| tree | muti* | |
| leaf | tu* | |
| night | obutiku* | |
| dog | mbwa* | |
| fish | swe* | |
| louse | nda* | |
| two | biri* | |
| I | e5e* | |
| you | awe* | |
| we | etwe* | |
| drink | no5we* | |
| see | rora* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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