Kimbundu
Niger-Congo (Atlantic-Congo, Bantu; Guthrie Zone H.20 — North Mbundu)
Kimbundu (also called North Mbundu) is a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family, spoken by roughly two million people in northwestern Angola, including the capital Luanda and the provinces of Bengo, Kwanza Norte, and Malanje. It is written in the Latin alphabet and is one of Angola's recognized national languages, though Portuguese is the sole official language. Kimbundu contributed several words to Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese, including 'samba', 'marimba', and 'banjo'.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Kimbundu
Sources
- Kimbundu Bible "O Mikanda Ikola" (bible.com version 2669, KMB80); en.wiktionary Kimbundu lemmas (142)
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Niger-Congo (Atlantic-Congo, Bantu; Guthrie Zone H.20 — North Mbundu)
| Meaning | Kimbundu | Luvale | Kikongo | Luba-Kasai | Umbundu | Lunda | Kaonde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | menha /meɲa/ | meya /meja/ | maza /maza/ | mâyi /maːji/ | ovava /ovava/ | meji /medʒi/ | mema /mema/ |
| Fire | tubia /tubja/ | kakahya /kakahja/ | tiya /tija/ | kapia /kapia/ | ondalu /ondalu/ | kesi /kesi/ | mujilo /mudʒilo/ |
| Sun | dikumbi /dikumbi/ | likumbi /likumbi/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | dîba /diːba/ | ekumbi /ekumbi/ | itaŋwa /itaŋwa/ | juba /dʒuba/ |
| Moon | mbeji /mbeʒi/ | kakweji /kakwedʒi/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | ngondo /ŋɡondo/ | osãi /osãi/ | kakweji /kakwedʒi/ | ng'ondo /ŋondo/ |
| Star | tetembwa /teˈtembwa/ | tanganyeka /taŋɡaˈɲeka/ | mbwetete /mbwetete/ | mutoto /mutoto/ | onyeleñgele /oɲeleŋɡele/ | katumbwa /katumbwa/ | ntaanda /ntaːnda/ |
| Night | usuku /usuku/ | ufuku /ufuku/ | builu /builu/ | butuku /butuku/ | uteke /uteke/ | wufuku /wufuku/ | bufuku /bufuku/ |
| Rain | mvula /mvula/ | vula /vula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | ombela /ombela/ | nvula /nvula/ | mvula /mvula/ |
| Snow | neve /neve/ | mbundu /mbundu/ | mvula ya mpembe /mvula ja mpembe/ | neje /neʒe/ | oneve /oneve/ | — /—/ | sino /sino/ |
| Wind | kitembu /kitembu/ | peho /peho/ | mupepe /mupepe/ | tshipepele /tʃipepele/ | ofela /ofela/ | mpepela /mpepela/ | lubesha /lubeʃa/ |
| Earth | mavu /mavu/ | mavu /mavu/ | ntoto /ntoto/ | buloba /buloba/ | eve /eve/ | iseki /iseki/ | mushiji /muʃidʒi/ |
| Stone | ditadi /ditadi/ | lilolwa /lilolwa/ | tadi /ˈtadi/ | dibue /diˈbwe/ | ewe /ewe/ | ilola /ilola/ | jibwe /dʒiˈbwe/ |
| Mountain | mulundu /mulundu/ | pili /pili/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ | mukuna /mukuna/ | omunda /omunda/ | mpidi /mpidi/ | mutumba /mutumba/ |
| Sea | kalunga /kaluŋɡa/ | kalungalwiji /kaluŋɡalwidʒi/ | mbu /mbu/ | mbuwu /mbuwu/ | okalunga /okaluŋɡa/ | kaluŋalwiji /kaluŋalwidʒi/ | kalunga /kaluŋɡa/ |
| Mother | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mâmu /maːmu/ | inã /inã/ | mama /mama/ | bamama /bamama/ |
| Father | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tâtu /taːtu/ | tate /tate/ | tata /tata/ | bataata /bataːta/ |
| Daughter | mona a muhatu /mona a muhatu/ | mwana wapwevo /mwana wapwevo/ | mwana ya nkento /mwana ja nkento/ | muana wa bakaji /muana wa bakaʒi/ | omõla ukãi /omõla ukãi/ | mwana wamumbanda /mwana wamumbanda/ | mwana wamukazhi /mwana wamukaʒi/ |
| I | eme /eme/ | ami /ami/ | mono /mono/ | meme /meme/ | ame /ame/ | ami /ami/ | amiwa /amiwa/ |
| You | eie /eje/ | ove /ove/ | ngeye /ŋɡeje/ | wewe /wewe/ | ove /ove/ | eyi /eji/ | obewa /obewa/ |
| We | etu /etu/ | etu /etu/ | beto /beto/ | tuetu /tuetu/ | etu /etu/ | etu /etu/ | atweba /atweba/ |
| Name | dijina /diˈʒina/ | lijina /liˈʒina/ | nkumbu /nkumbu/ | dîna /diːna/ | onduko /onduko/ | ijina /idʒina/ | jizhina /dʒiʒina/ |
| Person | mutu /mutu/ | mutu /mutu/ | muntu /muntu/ | muntu /muntu/ | omunu /omunu/ | muntu /muntu/ | muntu /muntu/ |
| Head | mutue /mutue/ | mutwe /mutwe/ | ntu /ntu/ | mutu /mutu/ | utwe /utwe/ | mutu /mutu/ | mutwe /mutwe/ |
| Eye | disu /disu/ | liso /liso/ | disu /disu/ | dîsu /diːsu/ | iso /iso/ | disu /disu/ | jiso /dʒiso/ |
| Ear | ditui /ditui/ | litwitwi /litwitwi/ | kutu /kutu/ | ditshu /ditʃu/ | okutwi /okutwi/ | itu /itu/ | kutwi /kutwi/ |
| Nose | dizulu /dizulu/ | lizulu /lizulu/ | nzunu /nzunu/ | diulu /diulu/ | enyulu /eɲulu/ | izulu /izulu/ | moona /moːna/ |
| Mouth | dikanu /dikanu/ | kanwa /kanwa/ | nnwa /nnwa/ | mukana /mukana/ | omẽla /omẽla/ | kanwa /kanwa/ | kanwa /kanwa/ |
| Tooth | dizu /dizu/ | lizo /lizo/ | dinu /dinu/ | dinu /dinu/ | eyo /ejo/ | iji /idʒi/ | jiino /dʒiːno/ |
| Tongue | dimi /dimi/ | limi /limi/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | elimi /elimi/ | idimi /idimi/ | lujimi /ludʒimi/ |
| Hand | lukwaku /lukwaku/ | livoko /livoko/ | koko /koko/ | tshianza /tʃianza/ | eka /eka/ | chikasa /tʃikasa/ | kuboko /kuboko/ |
| Foot | kinama /kinama/ | lihinji /lihindʒi/ | kulu /kulu/ | dikasa /dikasa/ | omai /omai/ | mwendu /mwendu/ | kuulu /kuːlu/ |
| Heart | muxima /muʃima/ | mutima /mutima/ | ntima /ntima/ | mutshima /mutʃima/ | utima /utima/ | muchima /mutʃima/ | muchima /mutʃima/ |
| Bone | kifuba /kifuba/ | lifuwa /lifuwa/ | visi /visi/ | mufuba /mufuba/ | ekepa /ekepa/ | ifwaha /ifwaha/ | kupa /kupa/ |
| Blood | manhinga /maɲiŋɡa/ | manyinga /maɲiŋɡa/ | menga /meŋɡa/ | mashi /maʃi/ | osonde /osonde/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mashi /maʃi/ |
| Poop | tuji /tuʒi/ | tuji /tudʒi/ | tufi /tufi/ | tumvi /tumvi/ | eniña /eniŋa/ | — | — |
| Love | henda /henda/ | zangi /zaŋɡi/ | zola /zola/ | dinanga /dinaŋɡa/ | ocisola /otʃisola/ | kukeŋa /kukeŋa/ | butemwe /butemwe/ |
| Tree | muxi /muʃi/ | mutondo /mutondo/ | nti /nti/ | mutshi /mutʃi/ | omuti /omuti/ | mutondu /mutondu/ | kichi /kitʃi/ |
| Dog | imbwa /imbwa/ | kawa /kawa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | ombwa /ombwa/ | kawa /kawa/ | kabwa /kabwa/ |
| Cat | kasalu /kasalu/ | katako /katako/ | nyau /ɲau/ | nyao /ɲao/ | ocikangu /otʃikaŋɡu/ | — /—/ | kapuso /kapuso/ |
| Fish | mbiji /mbiʒi/ | shi /ʃi/ | mbisi /mbisi/ | mushipa /muʃipa/ | ombisi /ombisi/ | inshi /inʃi/ | sabi /sabi/ |
| Bird | njila /ndʒila/ | kajila /kadʒila/ | nuni /ˈnuni/ | nyunyu /ɲuɲu/ | onjila /oˈɲila/ | kada /kada/ | ng'onyi /ŋoɲi/ |
| Butterfly | kimbiambia /kimbjambja/ | kauyauya /kaujauja/ | lumbembambemba /lumbembambemba/ | tshibiyibiyi /tʃibijibiji/ | ocimbiambiulu /otʃimbiambiulu/ | ipupwila /ipupwila/ | kipupulwa /kipupulwa/ |
| Egg | diiaki /dijaki/ | liulu /liulu/ | diaki /diaki/ | diyi /diji/ | esaila /esaila/ | iteta /iteta/ | jike /dʒike/ |
| Bear | ulusu /ulusu/ | ulusu /ulusu/ | beli /beli/ | — | — | bera /bera/ | mbeyala /mbejala/ |
| Horse | kabalu /kabalu/ | kavalu /kavalu/ | mpunda /mpunda/ | kabalu /kabalu/ | okavalu /okavalu/ | kawalu /kawalu/ | mbili /mbili/ |
| House | inzo /inzo/ | zuvo /zuvo/ | nzo /nzo/ | nzubu /nzubu/ | onjo /ondʒo/ | itala /itala/ | nzubo /nzubo/ |
| Milk | lete /lete/ | mavele /mavele/ | midiki /midiki/ | mabele /mabele/ | asenjele /asendʒele/ | mayeli /majeli/ | mukaka /mukaka/ |
| Honey | uiki /wiki/ | uchi /utʃi/ | bwiki /bwiki/ | buitshi /buitʃi/ | owiki /owiki/ | wuchi /wutʃi/ | buki /buki/ |
| Salt | mungua /muŋɡwa/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ | luepu /luepu/ | omongwa /omoŋɡwa/ | muŋwa /muŋwa/ | mukele /mukele/ |
| Wine | vinyu /viɲu/ | vinyo /viɲo/ | vinu /vinu/ | mvinyo /mviɲo/ | ovinyu /oviɲu/ | vinyu /viɲu/ | binyu /biɲu/ |
| Rice | loso /loso/ | loso /loso/ | loso /loso/ | losa /losa/ | oluoso /oluoso/ | losu /losu/ | mupunga /mupuŋɡa/ |
| Iron | felu /felu/ | fwelu /fwelu/ | kibende /kiˈbende/ | tshiamu /tʃiamu/ | utale /utale/ | chikuŋu /tʃikuŋu/ | kapotwe /kapotwe/ |
| Wheel | dilola /dilola/ | lifumbo /lifumbo/ | dikulu /dikulu/ | lukata /lukata/ | elola /elola/ | kafumbu /kafumbu/ | kitanga /kitaŋɡa/ |
| Silk | seda /seda/ | shiliki /ʃiliki/ | seda /seda/ | swa /swa/ | oseta /oseta/ | — | shilika /ʃilika/ |
| Book | divulu /divulu/ | mukanda /mukanda/ | buku /buku/ | mukanda /mukanda/ | elivulu /elivulu/ | mukanda /mukanda/ | buku /buku/ |
| Eat | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudia /kudja/ | kudia /kudia/ | okulya /okulja/ | kudya /kudja/ | kuja /kudʒa/ |
| Drink | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunua /kunwa/ | kunua /kunua/ | okunwa /okunwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kutoma /kutoma/ |
| Sleep | kuzeka /kuzeka/ | kusavala /kusavala/ | kuleka /kuˈleka/ | kulala /kulala/ | okupekela /okupekela/ | kukama /kukama/ | kulaala /kulaːla/ |
| One | moxi /moʃi/ | mwe /mwe/ | mosi /mosi/ | umue /umue/ | mosi /mosi/ | wumu /wumu/ | umo /umo/ |
| Two | iadi /jaːdi/ | vali /vali/ | zole /zole/ | ibidi /ibidi/ | vali /vali/ | ayedi /ajedi/ | babiji /babidʒi/ |
| Three | tatu /tatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | isatu /isatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | satu /satu/ | satu /satu/ |
| Four | uana /wana/ | wana /wana/ | iya /ija/ | inai /inai/ | kwãla /kwãla/ | wana /wana/ | bana /bana/ |
| Five | tanu /tanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | itanu /itanu/ | tãlo /tãlo/ | tanu /tanu/ | tanu /tanu/ |
| Hundred | hama /hama/ | likulukaji /likulukadʒi/ | nkama /nkama/ | lukama /lukama/ | ocita /otʃita/ | nkulakaji /nkulakadʒi/ | kitota /kitota/ |
| Hello | nga ku menekena /ŋɡa ku menekena/ | mwane /mwane/ | mbote /mbote/ | moyo /mojo/ | wakolapo /wakolapo/ | — /—/ | mwapoñai /mwapoɲai/ |
| Thank you | nga ku sakidila /ŋɡa ku sakidila/ | nasakwilila /nasakwilila/ | matondo /matondo/ | tuasakidila /tuasakidila/ | ndapandula /ndapandula/ | nasakilili /nasakilili/ | nasanta /nasanta/ |
| Good | kiambote /kiambote/ | mwaza /mwaza/ | mbote /mbote/ | impe /impe/ | uwa /uwa/ | chachiwahi /tʃatʃiwahi/ | kyawama /kjawama/ |
| New | kiobe /kjobe/ | chihya /tʃihja/ | mpa /mpa/ | mupia /mupia/ | okaliye /okalije/ | chachiha /tʃatʃiha/ | kipya /kipja/ |
| Red | kusuka /kusuka/ | chikuhwa /tʃikuhwa/ | mbwaki /mbwaki/ | kunze /kunze/ | kusuka /kusuka/ | chinana /tʃinana/ | chila /tʃila/ |
| White | kuzela /kuzela/ | chitoma /tʃitoma/ | mpembe /mpembe/ | toke /toke/ | kuyela /kujela/ | chitooka /tʃitoːka/ | toka /toka/ |
| Black | kuxikela /kuʃikela/ | chilava /tʃilava/ | ndombe /ndombe/ | fike /fike/ | kutekava /kutekava/ | — | fiita /fiːta/ |
| Blue | mulombe /mulombe/ | — | bule /bule/ | fikuluke /fikuluke/ | — | wuzeeli /wuzeːli/ | — |
| Computer | komputadolo /komputadolo/ | kopyuta /kopjuta/ | ludinatelo /ludinatelo/ | ordinatere /ordinatere/ | — | kopyuta /kopjuta/ | kompyuta /kompjuta/ |
| Tea | xá /ʃa/ | tiyi /tiji/ | ti /ti/ | tshiayi /tʃiaji/ | osia /osia/ | tii /tiː/ | — |
| Coffee | kafé /kaˈfe/ | kofi /kofi/ | kafe /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ | okafe /okafe/ | kofi /kofi/ | kofi /kofi/ |
| Sugar | sukidi /suˈkidi/ | shuka /ʃuka/ | sukadi /sukadi/ | nsukadi /nsukadi/ | osuka /osuka/ | shuga /ʃuɡa/ | shuka /ʃuka/ |
| Orange | dilalanza /dilalanza/ | — | dilala /dilala/ | — | elalanja /elalandʒa/ | — | — |
| Ninety-nine | makuinhi ivua ni ivua /makwiɲi ivwa ni ivwa/ | makumi atanu naawana navatanu navawana /makumi atanu naːwana navatanu navawana/ | makumi ivwa na ivwa /makumi ivwa na ivwa/ | makumi tshitema ne tshitema /makumi tʃitema ne tʃitema/ | akwi ecea lecea /akwi etʃea letʃea/ | makumi atanu nawana natanu nawana /makumi atanu nawana natanu nawana/ | makumi atanu na ana ne itanu na ina /makumi atanu na ana ne itanu na ina/ |
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