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Comparison Swahili to Comorian
| English | Swahili | Comorian | Comments | Points
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| Death | -K-F-
Kifo [1] | -W-F-T-
Wafati | Exact consonant match -F-/-F-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Ear | -S-K-
Sikio | -SH-SH-
Shishio | Related consonant match -S-/-SH-
| 35,00
| | Eye | -J-SH-
Jicho | -D-Z-C-
Dzitso | Related consonant match -SH-/-Z-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Four | -N-
Nne | -N-
Nne | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 100,00
| | Hand | -M-K-N-
Mkono | -M-H-N-
Mhono | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Related consonant match -K-/-H-
| 95,00
| | I | -M-M-
Mimi | -M-
Mi | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
| 50,00
| | Name | -J-N-
Jina | -D-Z-N-
Dzina | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Too weak signals, no point! Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Night | -S-K-
Usiku | -M-S-H-
Masihu | Exact consonant match -S-/-S-
Related consonant match -K-/-H-
| 61,67
| | Sun | -ZH-
Jua | -ZH-
Djua | Exact consonant match -ZH-/-ZH-
| 100,00
| | Three | -T-T-
Tatu | -N-D-R-R-
Ndraru | Related consonant match -T-/-D-
Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Tongue | -L-M-
Ulimi | -L-M-
Ulime | Exact consonant match -L-/-L-
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
| 100,00
| | Two | -M-B-L-
Mbili | -M-B-L-
Mbili | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Exact consonant match -B-/-B-
Exact consonant match -L-/-L-
| 100,00
| | Water | -M-J-
Maji | -M-ZH-
Madji | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Related consonant match -J-/-ZH-
| 85,00
| | Who | -N-N-
Nani | -N-D-
Ndo | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Wind | -P-P-
Upepo | -P-P-
Upepo | Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
| 100,00
| | You (thou) | -W-W-
Wewe | -W-
We | Exact consonant match -W-/-W-
| 50,00
| Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 926,67/16 (=57,917/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the Genetic distance:
Genetic distance: 42,08
These languages are closely related!
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Agree? Disagree? Please CONTACT! - Share in:     Statistics for this comparison (exposure to chance - explanation here):
→ Mathematical expectation (μ): 90,49
→ Standard deviation (σ): 5,75
→ p-value = ƒ(42,08, μ, σ): 1,892 × 10-17
This comparison has a probability lower than 0,01% to get results below 42,08 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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