Mbosi
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Spoken in |
Republic of the Congo | |
| speaker | 108,000 | |
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| ISO 639 -1 |
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Mbosi (also Embosi, Mbochi, Mboshe and Mboshi) is a Bantu language and is spoken by the approximately 108,000 Mboschi in the Republic of the Congo .
It is widespread in the department of Cuvette south of Owando and in the north of the department of Plateaux .
Mbosi is written in the Latin script . Most speakers also speak Lingála , French, or Teke-Tege .
classification
Mbosi forms the Mbosi group with the languages Akwa , Koyo , Likuba , Likwala and Mboko . According to the division of Malcolm Guthrie , Mbosi belongs to Guthrie Zone C30.
example
| Mbosi | German |
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| Nga lengãnga no, Maria, yeemenyana ma gratia, Nzambi adi la no, n'opendi ayourou atso o kandou, Jesus mwana a ifoundou la no la tsãngou. Sancta Maria, ngou a Nzambi, syeme Nzambi la bisi tsina bisi la apeche, la paradi la bvousa b'owa bisi. Amen. | Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. You are blessed among women, and blessed is the fruit of your body, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. |