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Comparison Shona to Umbundu
| English | Shona | Umbundu | Comments | Points
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| Death | -K-F-
Kufa [1] | -K-F-
oku fa, Olofa [2] | Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Exact consonant match -F-/-F-
| 100,00
| | Ear | -N-Z-V-
Nzeve | -T-W-
Etui | Related consonant match -Z-/-T-
Related consonant match -V-/-W-
| 51,67
| | Eye | -Z-V-
Zivo | -L-S-
Liso | Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Four | -M-N-
Mana | -K-W-L-
Kwala, Vikuala [3] | Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Hand | -R-K-
Ruoko | -K-
Eka | Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
| 50,00
| | I | -N-
Ini | -M-
Ame | | 0,00
| | Name | -Z-T-
Zita | -N-D-K-
Onduko | Related consonant match -T-/-D-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Night | -S-K-
Usiku | -T-K-
Uteke | Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Related consonant match -S-/-T-
| 92,50
| | Nose | -M-N-
Mhuno | -N-L-
Enyulu, enyuno | Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Sun | -Z-V-
Zuva | -K-M-B-
Ekumbi | Related consonant match -V-/-B-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Three | -T-T-
Tatu | -T-T-
Tatu | Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
Exact consonant match -T-/-T-
| 100,00
| | Tongue | -R-R-M-
Rurimi | -L-M-
Elimi | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Related consonant match -R-/-L-
| 56,67
| | Tooth | -Z-N-
Zino | -J-
Eyo | | 0,00
| | Two | -M-B-R-
Mbiri | -V-L-
Avali | Related consonant match -B-/-V-
Related consonant match -R-/-L-
| 51,67
| | Water | -M-V-R-
Mvura | -V-V-
Ovava | Exact consonant match -V-/-V-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Who | -N-
Ani | -V-N-
Vana | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Wind | -M-P-
Mhepo | -F-L-
Ofela | Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | You (thou) | -W-
Iwe | -V-
Ove | Related consonant match -W-/-V-
| 70,00
| Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 622,50/18 (=34,583/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the distance:
Distance: 65,42
These languages are remotely related!
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Agree? Disagree? Please CONTACT! - Share in:     Statistics for this comparison (exposure to chance - explanation here):
→ Mathematical expectation (μ): 87,24
→ Standard deviation (σ): 5,63
→ p-value = ƒ(65,42, μ, σ): 5,279 × 10-5
This comparison has a probability lower than 0,01% to get results below 65,42 if conducted with random values. |
| References:
1. Source for Shona: reader + double check in Google Translate
2. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Bantu_Swadesh_lists
3. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Bantu_Swadesh_lists
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