|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comparison Luba-Kasai to Swahili
| English | Luba-Kasai | Swahili | Comments | Points
|
|---|
| Death | -F-W-
fwa [1] | -K-F-
Kifo [2] | Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Ear | -T-
ti | -S-K-
Sikio | Related consonant match -T-/-S-
| 42,50
| | Eye | -S-
isu | -ZH-SH-
Jicho | Related consonant match -S-/-ZH-
| 42,50
| | Four | -N-J-
nayi | -N-
Nne | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Hand | -N-Z-
an~Za | -M-K-N-
Mkono | Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | I | -M-
mi | -M-M-
Mimi | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
| 50,00
| | Name | -N-
ina | -ZH-N-
Jina | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Night | -T-K-
tuku | -S-K-
Usiku | Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Related consonant match -T-/-S-
| 92,50
| | Nose | -L-
ulu | -P-W-
Pua | | 0,00
| | Sun | -B-
ba | -ZH-W-
Jua | Related consonant match -B-/-W-
Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Three | -S-T-
satu | -T-T-
Tatu | Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
Related consonant match -S-/-T-
| 92,50
| | Tongue | -D-M-
dimi | -L-M-
Ulimi | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
| 50,00
| | Tooth | -N-
inu | -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 | -J-
ayi | -M-ZH-
Maji | Related consonant match -J-/-ZH-
Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Who | -N-
nyi | -N-N-
Nani | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Wind | -L-P-P-L-
lupepela | -P-P-
Upepo | Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | You (thou) | -W-
we | -W-W-
Wewe | Exact consonant match -W-/-W-
| 50,00
| Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 620,00/18 (=34,444/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the distance:
Distance: 65,56
These languages are remotely related!
| | |
Agree? Disagree? Please CONTACT! - Share in:     Statistics for this comparison (exposure to chance - explanation here):
→ Mathematical expectation (μ): 90,11
→ Standard deviation (σ): 4,86
→ p-value = ƒ(65,56, μ, σ): 2,214 × 10-7
This comparison has a probability lower than 0,01% to get results below 65,56 if conducted with random values. |
| References:
1. Source for all Kongo words: en.wiktionary.org
2. Source for all Swahili words: MALHERBE, Michel. Les langages de l'humanité Paris : Robert Laffont, 1995. ISBN : 2-221-05947-6, p. 1504 – 1510
|
|
