The number three is the most universally similar. Take from Zanzibar on to the East Coast to Banana on to the West Coast there is but little variation, and through the forest region to Lake Albert, water is almost pretty near alike, especially on the Western half, varying from riba, liba, libu, libo, ibo, rubu.
| Chicken = kuku, kokko, ngokko, bukoko. | —These words seem most popular across Africa. |
| Spear = ikunga, kunga. | |
| Goat = me-me. | |
| Ten = kumi. | |
| Dog = mbwa, mbua. |
One would imagine a confusion of languages, as for instance:—
| Hottentot Eye = mu | Babusessé Head = mu | Kumbutti Head = mo | Mandingo. Man = mo |
| Wahuma Milk = mata | Galla Head = matta | ||
| DanakilCow = la | Arabic. la = no | ||
| Tuarik. Hair = zau | Kikongo Elephant = nzau | ||
| Kiyanzi. Friend = koi | Bakiokwa. Eye = koi | ||
| Kisawahili. Bana or Bwana = Master | East Manyuema. Bana = four | ||
| Kisawahili. Kiboko = Hippo | Bavira Head, hand, finger = Kiboko | ||
| Somali. Boro, mountain | —is in Swahili a vile slang word; and country in Niam Niam. |
Semmé in Hurrur is sky; in Soudanese Arabic it means good.
Kuba in Bavira is sky; is dog in Adaiel, big in Swahili.
Barra in Adaiel is woman; is continent in Swahili.
Ina in Kiyanzi is four; in Yoruba means fire.
Afi in Babira means road; in Ku-mbutti means river.