Chikongo

Kikongo kana Kituba mutauro weBantu unowanikwa kuDemocratic Republic of Congo.

Mazwi Anotodza Shona

• Izwi rokuti mwana (Child) ndiro rimwe kuShona neKikongo.
• Izwi rokuti kudya kana kudia (to eat) rimwechete kuShona neKikongo.
• Izwi rokuti kunwa (to drink) rimwechete kuShona neKikongo.
• Kikongo inoti kwiza (to come) kureva kuuya. Kuza zvinoreva kuuuya muChiShona; sokuti Muzanebanga akauya nebanga.
• Kikongo inoti kwenda (to go) kureva kuenda.
• Kikongo inoti kubanda (to begin, to start) kureva kutanga. Fananidzai nezwi rokuti chipande.
• Kikongo inoti nzila (path) kureva nzira.
• Kikongo inoti muntu (person, someone) kureva munhu.
• Kikongo inoti kuwa (to hear) kureva kunzwa kana kuhwa.
• Kikongo inoti ndeke (bird) kureva shiri.
• Kikongo inoti nkuni (wood) kureva huni.
• Kikongo inoti mvula (rain) kureva kunaya kwemvura.
• Kikongo inoti mvula (year) kureva gore.
• Kikongo inoti tata (father) kureva baba.
• Kikongo inoti insi (country, groud, under, below) kureva pasi.
• Kikongo inoti nsinga (rope, cord) kureva tambo.
• Kikongo inoti nene (large, big) kureva chikuru.
• Kikongo inoti meza (table) kureva tafura.
• Kikongo inoti kufwa (to die) kureva kufa.
• Kikongo inoti fukama (kneel) kureva kupfugama.
• Kikongo inoti mfumu (king) kureva mambo. Vanobva vati kimfumu (Kingdom).

Mamwe Mazwi

• Kikongo inoti kusala (to work, to do) kureva kushanda kana kuita. Vanoti kisalu (n. work, job).
• Kikongo inoti kuzaba (to know) kureva kuziva.
• Kikongo inoti lukaya kana makaya pakuwanda (leaf) kureva shizha.
• Kikongo inoti mpangi (sibling) kureva mwananyina.
• Kikongo inoti mbongo (money) kureva mari.
• Kikongo inoti ndombe (black, negro) kureva munhu mutema.
• Kikongo inoti ntalu (price, value, figure, number) kureva mutengo.
• Kikongo inoti ngolo (hard, strong) kureva hukukutu.
• Kikongo inoti zoba (stupid) kureva dununu.
• Kikongo inoti mbote (good) kureva chakanaka.
• Kikongo inoti zenga (decide).