Dha-Anywaa
Anuak
Nilo-Saharan
Anuak (Anywaa, autonymously Dha-Anywaa) is a Western Nilotic Lwoo language of the lower Sobat River basin straddling South Sudan (Upper Nile State, Pochalla County) and Ethiopia (Gambela Region). The Anuak community of approximately 250,000 people are traditionally cattle-keeping floodplain agriculturalists, distinguished from neighbouring Nuer (nus) by their settled-village social organisation around hereditary chiefs (kwaaro). Linguistically, Anuak shares Lwoo Western Nilotic features with sister languages Acholi (ach), Lango (laj), and Luo (luo) — including ATR vowel harmony with two harmonic sets, a complex tone system (typically 3-4 tone register), and verbal aspect-mood morphology. Reh's 1996 Anywa Language: Description and Internal Reconstructions is the major modern academic documentation. The Anuak community of Gambela Region was severely affected by the 2003 Gambela massacre and ongoing tensions with the Ethiopian state.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Anuak
Wasser
pii
/piː/
Feuer
mac
/matʃ/
Sonne
ceeŋ
/tʃeːŋ/
Mond
dwee
/dweː/
Mutter
min
/min/
Vater
waad
/waːd/
Essen
cam
/tʃam/
Trinken
maath
/maːt̪/
Liebe
mar
/mar/
Herz
cuny
/tʃuɲ/
Baum
yat
/jat/
Haus
ot
/ot/
Hund
guok
/ɡuok/
Katze
nyamur
/ɲamur/
Hand
cing
/tʃiŋ/
Auge
waang
/waːŋ/
Hallo
mali
/mali/
Danke
apwoyo
/apwojo/
Eins
acel
/atʃel/
Gut
ber
/ber/
Quellen
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Nilo-Saharan-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Anuak | Acholi | Lango | Luo | Nuer | Dinka | Luba-Kasai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | pii /piː/ | pii /piː/ | pii /piː/ | pi /pi/ | pi /pi/ | piu /piu/ | mâyi /maːji/ |
| Feuer | mac /matʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | mach /matʃ/ | mäc /mɛtʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | kapia /kapia/ |
| Sonne | ceeŋ /tʃeːŋ/ | ceng /tʃeŋ/ | ceŋ /tʃeŋ/ | chieng' /tʃieŋ/ | caŋ /tʃaŋ/ | akɔ̈l /akɔl/ | dîba /diːba/ |
| Mond | dwee /dweː/ | dwe /dwe/ | dwe /dwe/ | dwe /dwe/ | pay /paj/ | pɛɛi /pɛːi/ | ngondo /ŋɡondo/ |
| Mutter | min /min/ | mego /meɡo/ | mego /meɡo/ | mama /mama/ | maar /maːr/ | man /man/ | mâmu /maːmu/ |
| Vater | waad /waːd/ | baba /baba/ | papo /papo/ | baba /baba/ | gwaar /ɡwaːr/ | wun /wun/ | tâtu /taːtu/ |
| Essen | cam /tʃam/ | cam /tʃam/ | camo /tʃamo/ | chiemo /tʃiemo/ | cam /tʃam/ | cam /tʃam/ | kudia /kudia/ |
| Trinken | maath /maːt̪/ | mat /mat/ | matho /matʰo/ | madho /maðo/ | math /mat̪/ | dek /dek/ | kunua /kunua/ |
| Liebe | mar /mar/ | mar /mar/ | amara /amara/ | hera /hera/ | nhok /nok/ | nhiär /n̪iar/ | dinanga /dinaŋɡa/ |
| Herz | cuny /tʃuɲ/ | cwiny /tʃwiɲ/ | cwiny /tʃwiɲ/ | chuny /tʃuɲ/ | lëŋ /lɛŋ/ | piöu /piɔu/ | mucima /mut͡ʃima/ |
| Baum | yat /jat/ | yat /jat/ | yat /jat/ | yath /jaθ/ | jïath /dʒiat̪/ | tim /tim/ | mutshi /mut͡ʃi/ |
| Haus | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | dööl /dɔːl/ | ɣöt /ɣɔt/ | nzubu /nzubu/ |
| Hund | guok /ɡuok/ | gwok /ɡʷok/ | gwok /ɡwok/ | guok /ɡuok/ | jiek /dʒiek/ | jɔ̈ŋ /dʒɔŋ/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Katze | nyamur /ɲamur/ | ngabu /ŋabu/ | mbweko /mbweko/ | paka /paka/ | gec /ɡetʃ/ | gec /ɡetʃ/ | nyao /ɲao/ |
| Hand | cing /tʃiŋ/ | cing /tʃiŋ/ | cing /tʃiŋ/ | lwedo /lwedo/ | tet /tet/ | cin /tʃin/ | tshianza /t͡ʃianza/ |
| Auge | waang /waːŋ/ | wang /waŋ/ | waŋ /waŋ/ | wang' /waŋ/ | wäk /wɛk/ | nyin /ɲin/ | dîsu /diːsu/ |
| Hallo | mali /mali/ | itye nining /itje niniŋ/ | itye nining /itje niniŋ/ | misawa /misawa/ | malɛ /malɛ/ | ke yïn /ke jin/ | moyo /mojo/ |
| Danke | apwoyo /apwojo/ | apwoyo /apwojo/ | apwoyo /apwojo/ | erokamano /erokamano/ | lɛrnyä /lɛɾɲa/ | alanyiek /alaɲiek/ | tuasakidila /tuasakidila/ |
| Eins | acel /atʃel/ | acel /atʃel/ | acel /atʃel/ | achiel /atʃiel/ | kɛl /kɛl/ | tök /tɔk/ | umue /umue/ |
| Gut | ber /ber/ | ber /ber/ | ber /ber/ | maber /maber/ | gɔaa /ɡɔaː/ | piath /piat̪/ | bimpe /bimpe/ |
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