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Comparison Luba-Kasai to Swahili
| English | Luba-Kasai | Swahili | Comments | Points
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| Death | -L-F-
Lufu | -K-F-
Kifo [1] | Exact consonant match -F-/-F-
| 50,00
| | Ear | -D-CH-
Ditshi | -S-K-
Sikio | Related consonant match -D-/-S-
| 42,50
| | Eye | -D-S-
Disu | -ZH-SH-
Jicho | Related consonant match -S-/-SH-
Wrong order! (switched matches -> no point) Wrong order! (switched matches -> no point) Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Four | -N-J-
Inayi | -N-
Nne | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Hand | -CH-B-K-
Chiboko | -M-K-N-
Mkono | Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | I | -M-M-
Meme | -M-M-
Mimi | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
| 100,00
| | Name | -D-N-
Dîna | -ZH-N-
Jina | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Night | -B-T-K-
Butuku | -S-K-
Usiku | Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Related consonant match -T-/-S-
| 61,67
| | Nose | -M-F-B-
Mufuba | -P-W-
Pua | Related consonant match -F-/-P-
Related consonant match -B-/-W-
| 51,67
| | Sun | -D-B-
Dîba | -ZH-W-
Jua | Related consonant match -B-/-W-
Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Three | -S-T-
Isatu | -T-T-
Tatu | Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
Related consonant match -S-/-T-
| 92,50
| | Tongue | -L-D-M-
Ludimu | -L-M-
Ulimi | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Exact consonant match -L-/-L-
| 66,67
| | Tooth | -D-N-
Dînu | -J-N-
Jino | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Two | -B-D-
Bidi | -M-B-L-
Mbili | Exact consonant match -B-/-B-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Water | -M-J-
Mâyi | -M-ZH-
Maji | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Related consonant match -J-/-ZH-
| 85,00
| | Who | -N-N-
Nganyi | -N-N-
Nani | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 100,00
| | Wind | -L-P-P-L-
Lupepele | -P-P-
Upepo | Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | You (thou) | -W-W-
Wewe | -W-W-
Wewe | Exact consonant match -W-/-W-
Exact consonant match -W-/-W-
| 100,00
| Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 900,00/18 (=50,000/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the Genetic distance:
Genetic distance: 50,00
These languages are related!
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Agree? Disagree? Please CONTACT! - Share in:     Statistics for this comparison (exposure to chance - explanation here):
→ Mathematical expectation (μ): 86,54
→ Standard deviation (σ): 5,73
→ p-value = ƒ(50,00, μ, σ): 8,752 × 10-11
This comparison has a probability lower than 0,01% to get results below 50,00 if conducted with random values. |
| References:
1. Source for all Swahili words: MALHERBE, Michel. Les langages de l'humanité Paris : Robert Laffont, 1995. ISBN : 2-221-05947-6, p. 1504 – 1510
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