Lomongo
Mongo
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Mongo)
Mongo (Lomongo, also Nkundo when including the Nkundo dialect) is a Central Bantu language of the equatorial rainforest in the Cuvette Centrale of the Congo Basin. Spoken by the Mongo people, one of the largest ethnic clusters in the DRC, along the Congo River from Mbandaka deep into the rainforest. Has 7 vowels and Bantu noun-class agreement; the Hulstaert dictionary (1957) remains the standard reference.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Mongo
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Mongo)
| Meaning | Mongo | Lingala | Tetela | Kikongo | Luba-Kasai | Sukuma | Nyamwezi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | nzá /nzá/ | máí /máí/ | ashi /aʃi/ | maza /maza/ | mâyi /maːji/ | minzi /minzi/ | minzi /minzi/ |
| Fire | mokɛ́ /mokɛ́/ | mɔ́tɔ /mɔ́tɔ/ | dja /dʒa/ | tiya /tija/ | kapia /kapia/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sun | lokɔlɔ /lokɔlɔ/ | mói /mói/ | onya /oɲa/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | dîba /diːba/ | ilyuva /iʎuβa/ | lyuba /ljuβa/ |
| Moon | nzɔnzɔ /nzɔnzɔ/ | sánzá /sánzá/ | ngondo /ŋɡondo/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | ngondo /ŋɡondo/ | ng'weji /ŋweːdʒi/ | ngʼwezi /ŋweːzi/ |
| Star | monzoto /monzoto/ | monzoto /monzɔtɔ/ | ɔtɔtɔ /ɔtɔtɔ/ | mbwetete /mbwetete/ | mutoto /mutoto/ | nyenyeezi /ɲeˈɲeːzi/ | nsonda /nsonda/ |
| Night | bocho /botʃo/ | butu /butu/ | otsho /otʃo/ | builu /builu/ | butuku /butuku/ | bujiku /budʒiku/ | buziku /buziku/ |
| Rain | mbula /mbula/ | mbula /ˈᵐbula/ | mvula /mvula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | mbula /mbula/ | mvula /mvula/ |
| Wind | impempe /impempe/ | mopepe /mopepe/ | lopepe /lopepe/ | mupepe /mupepe/ | tshipepele /tʃipepele/ | nyaga /ɲaɡa/ | myaga /mjaɡa/ |
| Earth | bamoci /bamotʃi/ | mabele /mabele/ | kete /kete/ | ntoto /ntoto/ | buloba /buloba/ | malongo /maloŋɡo/ | bulongo /buloŋɡo/ |
| Stone | ekenje /ekendʒe/ | libanga /liˈɓaŋɡa/ | dive /dive/ | tadi /ˈtadi/ | dibue /diˈbwe/ | iwe /iwe/ | iwe /iwe/ |
| Mountain | ngongo /ŋɡoŋɡo/ | ngómbá /ŋɡómbá/ | ukungu /ukuŋɡu/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ | mukuna /mukuna/ | lugulu /luɡulu/ | lugulu /luɡulu/ |
| Sea | lieke jʼokwa /lieke dʒokwa/ | mbu /ᵐbu/ | ashi a wuki /aʃi a wuki/ | mbu /mbu/ | mbuwu /mbuwu/ | nyanza /ɲanza/ | nyanza /ɲanza/ |
| Mother | nyangó /ɲaŋɡó/ | mamá /mamá/ | nyango /ɲaŋɡo/ | mama /mama/ | mâmu /maːmu/ | mayu /maju/ | mayu /maju/ |
| Father | ise /ise/ | tatá /tatá/ | shi /ʃi/ | tata /tata/ | tâtu /taːtu/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Daughter | bona owʼomoto /bona owomoto/ | mwana mwasi /mwana mwasi/ | ona umuntu /ona umuntu/ | mwana ya nkento /mwana ja nkento/ | muana wa bakaji /muana wa bakaʒi/ | nshike /nʃike/ | mwana mukima /mwana mukima/ |
| I | ngai /ŋɡai/ | ngai /ⁿɡai/ | dimi /dimi/ | mono /mono/ | meme /meme/ | nene /ˈnene/ | nene /ˈnene/ |
| You | yɔ /jɔ/ | yo /jo/ | wɛ /wɛ/ | ngeye /ŋɡeje/ | wewe /wewe/ | gwegwe /ˈɡweɡwe/ | gwegwe /ˈɡweɡwe/ |
| We | iso /iso/ | biso /biso/ | sho /ʃo/ | beto /beto/ | tuetu /tuetu/ | yise /jise/ | iswe /iswe/ |
| Name | nkombo /nkombo/ | nkombo /ⁿkombo/ | lokombo /lokombo/ | nkumbu /nkumbu/ | dîna /diːna/ | lina /ˈlina/ | lina /ˈlina/ |
| Person | bonto /bonto/ | moto /moto/ | untu /untu/ | muntu /muntu/ | muntu /muntu/ | munhu /munhu/ | munhu /munhu/ |
| Head | botsa /botsa/ | motó /motó/ | ote /ote/ | ntu /ntu/ | mutu /mutu/ | ntwe /ntwe/ | mtwe /mtwe/ |
| Eye | liso /liso/ | líso /líso/ | diso /diso/ | disu /disu/ | dîsu /diːsu/ | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ |
| Ear | litoi /litoi/ | litoyi /litoji/ | tui /tui/ | kutu /kutu/ | ditshu /ditʃu/ | gutu /ɡutu/ | itwi /itwi/ |
| Nose | jolo /dʒolo/ | zolo /zóló/ | ohembe /ohembe/ | nzunu /nzunu/ | diulu /diulu/ | lyulu /ljulu/ | nindo /nindo/ |
| Mouth | bomwa /bomwa/ | monɔkɔ /monɔkɔ/ | unyo /uɲo/ | nnwa /nnwa/ | mukana /mukana/ | nomo /nomo/ | mulomo /mulomo/ |
| Tooth | lino /lino/ | lino /lino/ | dino /dino/ | dinu /dinu/ | dinu /dinu/ | lino /lino/ | lino /lino/ |
| Tongue | lolemi /lolemi/ | lolemo /lolemo/ | lodemi /lodemi/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | lulimi /lulimi/ | lulimi /lulimi/ |
| Hand | lokáko /lokáko/ | lobɔ́kɔ /lobɔ́kɔ/ | lonya /loɲa/ | koko /koko/ | tshianza /tʃianza/ | nkhono /ŋkono/ | kukono /kukono/ |
| Foot | lokolo /lokolo/ | lokolo /lokolo/ | dikaka /dikaka/ | kulu /kulu/ | dikasa /dikasa/ | lupambala /lupambala/ | kugulu /kuɡulu/ |
| Heart | mongúma /moŋɡúma/ | motéma /motéma/ | utema /utema/ | ntima /ntima/ | mutshima /mutʃima/ | ngholo /ŋɡoːlo/ | moyo /mojo/ |
| Bone | ese /ese/ | mokuwa /mokuwa/ | weka /weka/ | visi /visi/ | mufuba /mufuba/ | iguha /iɡuha/ | iguha /iɡuha/ |
| Blood | bokila /bokila/ | makila /makila/ | dikila /dikila/ | menga /meŋɡa/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mininga /miniŋɡa/ | magazi /maɡazi/ |
| Poop | nkwa /nkwa/ | nyeí /ɲeí/ | tumi /tumi/ | tufi /tufi/ | tumvi /tumvi/ | maashi /maːʃi/ | maafi /maːfi/ |
| Love | boláŋo /boláŋo/ | bolíngo /bolíŋɡo/ | langɔ /laŋɡɔ/ | zola /zola/ | dinanga /dinaŋɡa/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ |
| Tree | boléi /boléi/ | nzété /nzété/ | otamba /otamba/ | nti /nti/ | mutshi /mutʃi/ | nti /nti/ | mti /mti/ |
| Dog | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwá /mbwá/ | fɔ /fɔ/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mva /mva/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Cat | nyaú /ɲaú/ | nyáu /ɲáu/ | paka /paka/ | nyau /ɲau/ | nyao /ɲao/ | kalulu /kalulu/ | paka /paka/ |
| Fish | se /se/ | mbisi /mbisi/ | lose /lose/ | mbisi /mbisi/ | mushipa /muʃipa/ | nshi /nʃi/ | somba /soːmba/ |
| Bird | ifulu /ifulu/ | ndeke /ndɛkɛ/ | fudu /fudu/ | nuni /ˈnuni/ | nyunyu /ɲuɲu/ | noni /noni/ | noni /noni/ |
| Egg | bokele /bokele/ | likei /likei/ | ukeli /ukeli/ | diaki /diaki/ | diyi /diji/ | igi /iɡi/ | igi /iɡi/ |
| Bear | ours /urs/ | — | — | beli /beli/ | — | nduba /nduba/ | — |
| Horse | mpunda /mpunda/ | farása /farása/ | falasa /falasa/ | mpunda /mpunda/ | kabalu /kabalu/ | falasa /falasa/ | falasi /falasi/ |
| House | ndako /ndako/ | ndáko /ndáko/ | loodu /loodu/ | nzo /nzo/ | nzubu /nzubu/ | numba /numba/ | numba /numba/ |
| Milk | baele /baele/ | míliki /míliki/ | awele /awele/ | midiki /midiki/ | mabele /mabele/ | mabeele /mabeːle/ | mabeele /maβeːle/ |
| Honey | mpako /mpako/ | mafuta ya nzoi /mafuta ja nzoi/ | usanga /usanɡa/ | bwiki /bwiki/ | buitshi /buitʃi/ | buuki /buːki/ | buuki /buːki/ |
| Salt | bokwá /bokwá/ | mongwa /moŋɡwa/ | leho /leho/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ | luepu /luepu/ | — | munu /munu/ |
| Wine | vina /vina/ | vinyo /viɲo/ | wanu /wanu/ | vinu /vinu/ | mvinyo /mviɲo/ | divai /divai/ | mvinyo /mviɲo/ |
| Iron | loolo /loolo/ | ebendé /eˈɓende/ | luwulu /luwulu/ | kibende /kiˈbende/ | tshiamu /tʃiamu/ | jisinza /dʒisinza/ | kisinza /kisinza/ |
| Book | bonkanda /bonkanda/ | búku /búku/ | buku /buku/ | buku /buku/ | mukanda /mukanda/ | shitabo /ʃitabo/ | kitabu /kitabu/ |
| Eat | kolya /koʎa/ | kolía /kolía/ | ndɛ /ndɛ/ | kudia /kudja/ | kudia /kudia/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Drink | komeʼla /komela/ | komɛ́la /komɛ́la/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | kunua /kunwa/ | kunua /kunua/ | kung'wa /kuŋwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Sleep | kolala /kolala/ | kolala /kolala/ | djɔ /dʒɔ/ | kuleka /kuˈleka/ | kulala /kulala/ | kulala /kulala/ | kulala /kulala/ |
| One | etomelá /etomelá/ | mɔ̌kɔ́ /mɔ̌kɔ́/ | ɔtɔi /ɔtɔi/ | mosi /mosi/ | umue /umue/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ |
| Two | bafe /bafe/ | mibale /mibale/ | hende /hende/ | zole /zole/ | ibidi /ibidi/ | ibhili /iˈβili/ | ibili /iβili/ |
| Three | basato /basato/ | misato /misatu/ | hasatu /hasatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | isatu /isatu/ | idatu /idatʊ/ | idatu /idatu/ |
| Four | banei /banei/ | mínei /mínei/ | anei /anei/ | iya /ija/ | inai /inai/ | ine /ine/ | inne /inːe/ |
| Five | batano /batano/ | mítáno /mítáno/ | atanu /atanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | itanu /itanu/ | itano /itano/ | itaano /itaːno/ |
| Hundred | nkama /nkama/ | nkama /nkama/ | lokama /lokama/ | nkama /nkama/ | lukama /lukama/ | igana /iɡana/ | igana /iɡana/ |
| Hello | losáko /losáko/ | mbóte /mbóte/ | nyongo /ɲoŋɡo/ | mbote /mbote/ | moyo /mojo/ | mwangaluka /mwaŋɡaluka/ | mwadita /mwadita/ |
| Thank you | olɛli /olɛli/ | matɔ́ndɔ /matɔ́ndɔ/ | toleko /toleko/ | matondo /matondo/ | tuasakidila /tuasakidila/ | nakulumba /nakulumba/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ |
| Good | mpɔlɔ /mpɔlɔ/ | malámu /malámu/ | lɔlɔ /lɔlɔ/ | mbote /mbote/ | impe /impe/ | shihi /ʃihi/ | soga /soɡa/ |
| Red | kunza /kunza/ | motane /motane/ | tilili /tilili/ | mbwaki /mbwaki/ | kunze /kunze/ | ndulu /ndulu/ | laluku /laluku/ |
| White | wɛlɔ /wɛlɔ/ | pɛmbɛ /pɛmbɛ/ | wɛma /wɛma/ | mpembe /mpembe/ | toke /toke/ | ape /ape/ | pe /pe/ |
| Orange | lilala /lilala/ | lilala /lilala/ | — | dilala /dilala/ | — | — | — |
| Ninety-nine | ntuku ibwa la ibwa /ntuku ibwa la ibwa/ | tuku libwa na libwa /tuku libwa na libwa/ | akumi divwa la divwa /akumi divwa la divwa/ | makumi ivwa na ivwa /makumi ivwa na ivwa/ | makumi tshitema ne tshitema /makumi tʃitema ne tʃitema/ | makumi kenda na kenda /makʊmi kenda na kenda/ | makumi kenda na kenda /makumi kenda na kenda/ |
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