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Comparison Zulu to Lingala
| English | Zulu | Lingala | Comments | Points
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| Death | -K-F-
Ukufa [1] | -K-F-
Kufa [2] | Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Exact consonant match -F-/-F-
| 100,00
| | Ear | -N-L-B-
Indlebe | -T-J-
Toi | Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Eye | -S-
Iso [3] | -S-
Iso | Exact consonant match -S-/-S-
| 100,00
| | Four | -N-
-ne | -N-J-
Neyi | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Hand | -S-N-D-L-
Isandhla | -B-K-
Boko | | 0,00
| | I | -M-N-
Mina [4] | -N-
Na | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Name | -G-M-
Gama | -K-M-B-
Nkombo | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Related consonant match -G-/-K-
| 65,00
| | Night | -B-S-K-
Ubusuku | -B-T-
Butu | Exact consonant match -B-/-B-
Related consonant match -S-/-T-
| 61,67
| | Nose | -KH-L-
Ikhala | -Z-L-
Zolo | Exact consonant match -L-/-L-
| 50,00
| | Sun | -L-N-G-
Langa | -J-
Yi | Too weak signals, no point! | 0,00
| | Three | -TH-TH-
-thathu [5] | -S-T-
Sato | Related consonant match -TH-/-T-
Related consonant match -TH-/-S-
| 77,50
| | Tongue | -L-M-
Ulimi | -L-M-
Lemu | Exact consonant match -L-/-L-
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
| 100,00
| | Tooth | -Z-N-
Izinyo | -N-
Ino | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Two | -B-L-
-bili | -B-L-
Bale | Exact consonant match -B-/-B-
Exact consonant match -L-/-L-
| 100,00
| | Water | -M-N-Z-
Amanzi | -M-J-
Mai | Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
| 33,33
| | Who | -B-N-
Ubani | -N-
Ani | Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
| 50,00
| | Wind | -M-J-
Umoya | -P-P-
Pepe | | 0,00
| | You (thou) | -W-N-
Wena | -J-
Yo | | 0,00
| Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 887,50/18 (=49,306/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the distance:
Distance: 50,69
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): 87,02
→ Standard deviation (σ): 5,24
→ p-value = ƒ(50,69, μ, σ): 2,014 × 10-12
This comparison has a probability lower than 0,01% to get results below 50,69 if conducted with random values. |
| References:
1. Source for all Zulu words: MALHERBE, Michel. Les langages de l'humanité Paris : Robert Laffont, 1995. ISBN : 2-221-05947-6, p. 1675 – 1680
2. Source: ASJP except for the words four, three, who and wind
3. Source: remarks from www.lingforum.com
4. Source: remarks from www.lingforum.com
5. Source: remarks from www.lingforum.com
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