Fangwa

Welcome to the page on the Fangwa Language.

Fangwa is a constructed Bantu Language based on a large number of these languages. The main sources are Swahili, Zulu, Shona, Chichewa, Lingala, Tswana and Afrihili. This language has a lot of vocabulary from these souces, the grammmar also has a strong Bantu influence. E.g.

Vocabulary
ukogenda = to go; ukobona = to see ;

ukocheka = to laugh; ukopyoma = to read omandzi = the water; ubonto = humanity

ukopeka = to cook; ukopenya = to love ; ukosopa = to like

ukotunda = to teach; umogore = the woman; emuvoka = the pear

umorume = man; ukosana = to drink ; ukosama = to find

esinkomo = the cow; esinkoko = the chicken; ukojira = to wait

umowana = the child; umokama = the King; ukoladi = to ask

ukodyá = to eat; ukolala = to sleep; ukofale = to look

esimbuzi = the goat; esinguruve = the pig ; egimeli = the boat

esipaka = the cat; umokwetu = the friend; ukobajiri = to break

omangawa = the rain ; ukojika = to close

ochiFangwa = the Fangwa Language ; ukotaya= to help

egikeni = the glas ; ukobinda = to write

Personal Pronouns
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Grammar
Fangwa is basically a SVO (Subject Verb Object) Language. The verbs have five tense markers:

Example

Negation
The negation of an action can be expressed in two ways: E.g.
 * 1) First you can add the prefix ka- to the verb.
 * 2) The second way is to put te after the verb.

Numerals
Here are the numerals of Fangwa from 1 to 10. These numerals take on the prepositions of the nouns they quantify to agree with them.