Otetela
Tetela
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Tetela)
Tetela (Otetela) is a Bantu C71 language of central Democratic Republic of the Congo, native to the Sankuru and Tshuapa river basins of Kasai-Oriental and adjoining provinces. Famously the mother tongue of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the DRC's first prime minister and a founding figure of African independence movements. The Tetela people are agriculturalists known for the elaborate "kasala" oral panegyric tradition. Standard reference is Hagendorens' Otetela-French dictionary (1956). Tonal with three contrastive heights.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Tetela
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Tetela)
| Meaning | Tetela | Mongo | Luba-Kasai | Kikongo | Lingala | Kimbundu | Luvale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ashi /aʃi/ | nzá /nzá/ | mâyi /maːji/ | maza /maza/ | máí /máí/ | menha /meɲa/ | meya /meja/ |
| Fire | dja /dʒa/ | mokɛ́ /mokɛ́/ | kapia /kapia/ | tiya /tija/ | mɔ́tɔ /mɔ́tɔ/ | tubia /tubja/ | kakahya /kakahja/ |
| Sun | onya /oɲa/ | lokɔlɔ /lokɔlɔ/ | dîba /diːba/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | mói /mói/ | dikumbi /dikumbi/ | likumbi /likumbi/ |
| Moon | ngondo /ŋɡondo/ | nzɔnzɔ /nzɔnzɔ/ | ngondo /ŋɡondo/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | sánzá /sánzá/ | mbeji /mbeʒi/ | kakweji /kakwedʒi/ |
| Star | ɔtɔtɔ /ɔtɔtɔ/ | monzoto /monzoto/ | mutoto /mutoto/ | mbwetete /mbwetete/ | monzoto /monzɔtɔ/ | tetembwa /teˈtembwa/ | tanganyeka /taŋɡaˈɲeka/ |
| Night | otsho /otʃo/ | bocho /botʃo/ | butuku /butuku/ | builu /builu/ | butu /butu/ | usuku /usuku/ | ufuku /ufuku/ |
| Rain | mvula /mvula/ | mbula /mbula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | mbula /ˈᵐbula/ | mvula /mvula/ | vula /vula/ |
| Snow | loonge /looŋɡe/ | — | neje /neʒe/ | mvula ya mpembe /mvula ja mpembe/ | neje /neʒe/ | neve /neve/ | mbundu /mbundu/ |
| Wind | lopepe /lopepe/ | impempe /impempe/ | tshipepele /tʃipepele/ | mupepe /mupepe/ | mopepe /mopepe/ | kitembu /kitembu/ | peho /peho/ |
| Earth | kete /kete/ | bamoci /bamotʃi/ | buloba /buloba/ | ntoto /ntoto/ | mabele /mabele/ | mavu /mavu/ | mavu /mavu/ |
| Stone | dive /dive/ | ekenje /ekendʒe/ | dibue /diˈbwe/ | tadi /ˈtadi/ | libanga /liˈɓaŋɡa/ | ditadi /ditadi/ | lilolwa /lilolwa/ |
| Mountain | ukungu /ukuŋɡu/ | ngongo /ŋɡoŋɡo/ | mukuna /mukuna/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ | ngómbá /ŋɡómbá/ | mulundu /mulundu/ | pili /pili/ |
| Sea | ashi a wuki /aʃi a wuki/ | lieke jʼokwa /lieke dʒokwa/ | mbuwu /mbuwu/ | mbu /mbu/ | mbu /ᵐbu/ | kalunga /kaluŋɡa/ | kalungalwiji /kaluŋɡalwidʒi/ |
| Mother | nyango /ɲaŋɡo/ | nyangó /ɲaŋɡó/ | mâmu /maːmu/ | mama /mama/ | mamá /mamá/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Father | shi /ʃi/ | ise /ise/ | tâtu /taːtu/ | tata /tata/ | tatá /tatá/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ |
| Daughter | ona umuntu /ona umuntu/ | bona owʼomoto /bona owomoto/ | muana wa bakaji /muana wa bakaʒi/ | mwana ya nkento /mwana ja nkento/ | mwana mwasi /mwana mwasi/ | mona a muhatu /mona a muhatu/ | mwana wapwevo /mwana wapwevo/ |
| I | dimi /dimi/ | ngai /ŋɡai/ | meme /meme/ | mono /mono/ | ngai /ⁿɡai/ | eme /eme/ | ami /ami/ |
| You | wɛ /wɛ/ | yɔ /jɔ/ | wewe /wewe/ | ngeye /ŋɡeje/ | yo /jo/ | eie /eje/ | ove /ove/ |
| We | sho /ʃo/ | iso /iso/ | tuetu /tuetu/ | beto /beto/ | biso /biso/ | etu /etu/ | etu /etu/ |
| Name | lokombo /lokombo/ | nkombo /nkombo/ | dîna /diːna/ | nkumbu /nkumbu/ | nkombo /ⁿkombo/ | dijina /diˈʒina/ | lijina /liˈʒina/ |
| Person | untu /untu/ | bonto /bonto/ | muntu /muntu/ | muntu /muntu/ | moto /moto/ | mutu /mutu/ | mutu /mutu/ |
| Head | ote /ote/ | botsa /botsa/ | mutu /mutu/ | ntu /ntu/ | motó /motó/ | mutue /mutue/ | mutwe /mutwe/ |
| Eye | diso /diso/ | liso /liso/ | dîsu /diːsu/ | disu /disu/ | líso /líso/ | disu /disu/ | liso /liso/ |
| Ear | tui /tui/ | litoi /litoi/ | ditshu /ditʃu/ | kutu /kutu/ | litoyi /litoji/ | ditui /ditui/ | litwitwi /litwitwi/ |
| Nose | ohembe /ohembe/ | jolo /dʒolo/ | diulu /diulu/ | nzunu /nzunu/ | zolo /zóló/ | dizulu /dizulu/ | lizulu /lizulu/ |
| Mouth | unyo /uɲo/ | bomwa /bomwa/ | mukana /mukana/ | nnwa /nnwa/ | monɔkɔ /monɔkɔ/ | dikanu /dikanu/ | kanwa /kanwa/ |
| Tooth | dino /dino/ | lino /lino/ | dinu /dinu/ | dinu /dinu/ | lino /lino/ | dizu /dizu/ | lizo /lizo/ |
| Tongue | lodemi /lodemi/ | lolemi /lolemi/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | lolemo /lolemo/ | dimi /dimi/ | limi /limi/ |
| Hand | lonya /loɲa/ | lokáko /lokáko/ | tshianza /tʃianza/ | koko /koko/ | lobɔ́kɔ /lobɔ́kɔ/ | lukwaku /lukwaku/ | livoko /livoko/ |
| Foot | dikaka /dikaka/ | lokolo /lokolo/ | dikasa /dikasa/ | kulu /kulu/ | lokolo /lokolo/ | kinama /kinama/ | lihinji /lihindʒi/ |
| Heart | utema /utema/ | mongúma /moŋɡúma/ | mutshima /mutʃima/ | ntima /ntima/ | motéma /motéma/ | muxima /muʃima/ | mutima /mutima/ |
| Bone | weka /weka/ | ese /ese/ | mufuba /mufuba/ | visi /visi/ | mokuwa /mokuwa/ | kifuba /kifuba/ | lifuwa /lifuwa/ |
| Blood | dikila /dikila/ | bokila /bokila/ | mashi /maʃi/ | menga /meŋɡa/ | makila /makila/ | manhinga /maɲiŋɡa/ | manyinga /maɲiŋɡa/ |
| Poop | tumi /tumi/ | nkwa /nkwa/ | tumvi /tumvi/ | tufi /tufi/ | nyeí /ɲeí/ | tuji /tuʒi/ | tuji /tudʒi/ |
| Love | langɔ /laŋɡɔ/ | boláŋo /boláŋo/ | dinanga /dinaŋɡa/ | zola /zola/ | bolíngo /bolíŋɡo/ | henda /henda/ | zangi /zaŋɡi/ |
| Tree | otamba /otamba/ | boléi /boléi/ | mutshi /mutʃi/ | nti /nti/ | nzété /nzété/ | muxi /muʃi/ | mutondo /mutondo/ |
| Dog | fɔ /fɔ/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwá /mbwá/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | kawa /kawa/ |
| Cat | paka /paka/ | nyaú /ɲaú/ | nyao /ɲao/ | nyau /ɲau/ | nyáu /ɲáu/ | kasalu /kasalu/ | katako /katako/ |
| Fish | lose /lose/ | se /se/ | mushipa /muʃipa/ | mbisi /mbisi/ | mbisi /mbisi/ | mbiji /mbiʒi/ | shi /ʃi/ |
| Bird | fudu /fudu/ | ifulu /ifulu/ | nyunyu /ɲuɲu/ | nuni /ˈnuni/ | ndeke /ndɛkɛ/ | njila /ndʒila/ | kajila /kadʒila/ |
| Butterfly | lumbudi /lumbudi/ | — | tshibiyibiyi /tʃibijibiji/ | lumbembambemba /lumbembambemba/ | lipekápeka /lipekápeka/ | kimbiambia /kimbjambja/ | kauyauya /kaujauja/ |
| Egg | ukeli /ukeli/ | bokele /bokele/ | diyi /diji/ | diaki /diaki/ | likei /likei/ | diiaki /dijaki/ | liulu /liulu/ |
| Horse | falasa /falasa/ | mpunda /mpunda/ | kabalu /kabalu/ | mpunda /mpunda/ | farása /farása/ | kabalu /kabalu/ | kavalu /kavalu/ |
| House | loodu /loodu/ | ndako /ndako/ | nzubu /nzubu/ | nzo /nzo/ | ndáko /ndáko/ | inzo /inzo/ | zuvo /zuvo/ |
| Milk | awele /awele/ | baele /baele/ | mabele /mabele/ | midiki /midiki/ | míliki /míliki/ | lete /lete/ | mavele /mavele/ |
| Honey | usanga /usanɡa/ | mpako /mpako/ | buitshi /buitʃi/ | bwiki /bwiki/ | mafuta ya nzoi /mafuta ja nzoi/ | uiki /wiki/ | uchi /utʃi/ |
| Salt | leho /leho/ | bokwá /bokwá/ | luepu /luepu/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ | mongwa /moŋɡwa/ | mungua /muŋɡwa/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ |
| Wine | wanu /wanu/ | vina /vina/ | mvinyo /mviɲo/ | vinu /vinu/ | vinyo /viɲo/ | vinyu /viɲu/ | vinyo /viɲo/ |
| Rice | eponga /epoŋɡa/ | — | losa /losa/ | loso /loso/ | lɔ́sɔ /lɔ́sɔ/ | loso /loso/ | loso /loso/ |
| Iron | luwulu /luwulu/ | loolo /loolo/ | tshiamu /tʃiamu/ | kibende /kiˈbende/ | ebendé /eˈɓende/ | felu /felu/ | fwelu /fwelu/ |
| Wheel | otshimbi /otʃimbi/ | — | lukata /lukata/ | dikulu /dikulu/ | pine /pine/ | dilola /dilola/ | lifumbo /lifumbo/ |
| Book | buku /buku/ | bonkanda /bonkanda/ | mukanda /mukanda/ | buku /buku/ | búku /búku/ | divulu /divulu/ | mukanda /mukanda/ |
| Eat | ndɛ /ndɛ/ | kolya /koʎa/ | kudia /kudia/ | kudia /kudja/ | kolía /kolía/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Drink | nɔ /nɔ/ | komeʼla /komela/ | kunua /kunua/ | kunua /kunwa/ | komɛ́la /komɛ́la/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ |
| Sleep | djɔ /dʒɔ/ | kolala /kolala/ | kulala /kulala/ | kuleka /kuˈleka/ | kolala /kolala/ | kuzeka /kuzeka/ | kusavala /kusavala/ |
| One | ɔtɔi /ɔtɔi/ | etomelá /etomelá/ | umue /umue/ | mosi /mosi/ | mɔ̌kɔ́ /mɔ̌kɔ́/ | moxi /moʃi/ | mwe /mwe/ |
| Two | hende /hende/ | bafe /bafe/ | ibidi /ibidi/ | zole /zole/ | mibale /mibale/ | iadi /jaːdi/ | vali /vali/ |
| Three | hasatu /hasatu/ | basato /basato/ | isatu /isatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | misato /misatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | tatu /tatu/ |
| Four | anei /anei/ | banei /banei/ | inai /inai/ | iya /ija/ | mínei /mínei/ | uana /wana/ | wana /wana/ |
| Five | atanu /atanu/ | batano /batano/ | itanu /itanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | mítáno /mítáno/ | tanu /tanu/ | tanu /tanu/ |
| Hundred | lokama /lokama/ | nkama /nkama/ | lukama /lukama/ | nkama /nkama/ | nkama /nkama/ | hama /hama/ | likulukaji /likulukadʒi/ |
| Hello | nyongo /ɲoŋɡo/ | losáko /losáko/ | moyo /mojo/ | mbote /mbote/ | mbóte /mbóte/ | nga ku menekena /ŋɡa ku menekena/ | mwane /mwane/ |
| Thank you | toleko /toleko/ | olɛli /olɛli/ | tuasakidila /tuasakidila/ | matondo /matondo/ | matɔ́ndɔ /matɔ́ndɔ/ | nga ku sakidila /ŋɡa ku sakidila/ | nasakwilila /nasakwilila/ |
| Good | lɔlɔ /lɔlɔ/ | mpɔlɔ /mpɔlɔ/ | impe /impe/ | mbote /mbote/ | malámu /malámu/ | kiambote /kiambote/ | mwaza /mwaza/ |
| New | uyuyu /ujuju/ | — | mupia /mupia/ | mpa /mpa/ | sika /sika/ | kiobe /kjobe/ | chihya /tʃihja/ |
| Red | tilili /tilili/ | kunza /kunza/ | kunze /kunze/ | mbwaki /mbwaki/ | motane /motane/ | kusuka /kusuka/ | chikuhwa /tʃikuhwa/ |
| White | wɛma /wɛma/ | wɛlɔ /wɛlɔ/ | toke /toke/ | mpembe /mpembe/ | pɛmbɛ /pɛmbɛ/ | kuzela /kuzela/ | chitoma /tʃitoma/ |
| Black | tshududu /tʃududu/ | — | fike /fike/ | ndombe /ndombe/ | moindo /moindo/ | kuxikela /kuʃikela/ | chilava /tʃilava/ |
| Green | eleselese /eleselese/ | — | — | langi ya matiti /laŋɡi ja matiti/ | lángi la mpɔndú /láŋɡi la mpɔndú/ | — | — |
| Blue | bule /bule/ | — | fikuluke /fikuluke/ | bule /bule/ | bule /bule/ | mulombe /mulombe/ | — |
| Computer | ɔrdinatɛrɛ /ɔrdinatɛrɛ/ | — | ordinatere /ordinatere/ | ludinatelo /ludinatelo/ | odinatɛ́lɛ /odinatɛ́lɛ/ | komputadolo /komputadolo/ | kopyuta /kopjuta/ |
| Tea | tshayi /tʃaji/ | — | tshiayi /tʃiaji/ | ti /ti/ | ti /ti/ | xá /ʃa/ | tiyi /tiji/ |
| Coffee | eloko /eloko/ | — | kafe /kafe/ | kafe /kafe/ | kafé /kafé/ | kafé /kaˈfe/ | kofi /kofi/ |
| Sugar | sukadi /sukadi/ | — | nsukadi /nsukadi/ | sukadi /sukadi/ | sukáli /sukáli/ | sukidi /suˈkidi/ | shuka /ʃuka/ |
| Ninety-nine | akumi divwa la divwa /akumi divwa la divwa/ | ntuku ibwa la ibwa /ntuku ibwa la ibwa/ | makumi tshitema ne tshitema /makumi tʃitema ne tʃitema/ | makumi ivwa na ivwa /makumi ivwa na ivwa/ | tuku libwa na libwa /tuku libwa na libwa/ | makuinhi ivua ni ivua /makwiɲi ivwa ni ivwa/ | makumi atanu naawana navatanu navawana /makumi atanu naːwana navatanu navawana/ |
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