Chasu

Asu

Atlantic-Congo

SprachfamilieAtlantic-Congo Sprecher~500K SchriftLatin LänderTanzania Amtssprache inTanzania (recognized indigenous; Swahili is sole national official) Vitalitätsafe ISO 639-3asu

Asu (also Pare, Chasu) is a Bantu language of the South Pare mountains in northeastern Tanzania, sister to North Pare Rwa (rwk) within the E.31 Pare cluster. The Pare people (Asu + Rwa together ~640K) have a distinctive iron-smelting tradition that historically supplied iron tools across the Kilimanjaro region. Linguistically, Asu shows typical Bantu E.30 features: ~10 noun classes with concord, complex tonal system, and active morphological aspect. Bible translation work since the 1990s has produced standardized Asu literacy materials, with the Asu New Testament published 2005.

Wo es gesprochen wird

20 Kernwörter in Asu

Wasser

mende

/mende/

Feuer

mshika

/mʃika/

Sonne

nyu

/ɲu/

Mond

mwezi

/mwezi/

Mutter

mama

/mama/

Vater

baba

/baba/

Essen

kurya

/kuɾja/

Trinken

kunwa

/kunwa/

Liebe

lumba

/lumba/

Herz

ngiti

/ŋɡiti/

Baum

mti

/mti/

Haus

nyumba

/ɲumba/

Hund

mbwa

/mbwa/

Katze

paka

/paka/

Hand

mkono

/mkono/

Auge

jicho

/dʒitʃo/

Hallo

shiloi

/ʃiloi/

Danke

mwasanga

/mwasaŋɡa/

Eins

imwe

/imwe/

Gut

mwamba

/mwamba/

Quellen

Wörter im Vergleich

Verglichen mit verwandten Atlantic-Congo-Sprachen

Bedeutung AsuRwaSchambalaMakondeMachameSanguNyaturu
Wasser mende /mende/ mende /mende/ mazi /mazi/ mashi /maʃi/ mringa /mɾiŋɡa/ ameenzi /ameːnzi/ maazi /maːzi/
Feuer mshika /mʃika/ msika /msika/ moto /moto/ moto /moto/ mòò /moːʔ/ umoto /umoto/ moto /moto/
Sonne nyu /ɲu/ mlao /mlao/ zuwa /zuwa/ lyuva /ʎuβa/ ìsùwà /isuwa/ liluga /liluɡa/ nzua /nzua/
Mond mwezi /mwezi/ mwere /mwere/ mwezi /mwezi/ mwedi /mwedi/ mwezi /mwezi/ umwesi /umwesi/ umweri /umweɾi/
Mutter mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/
Vater baba /baba/ baba /baba/ baba /baba/ baba /baba/ baba /baba/ baba /baba/ tata /tata/
Essen kurya /kuɾja/ kuria /kuria/ kuya /kuja/ kulya /kuʎa/ ìlya /iʎa/ kulya /kuʎa/ kuria /kuɾia/
Trinken kunwa /kunwa/ kunyua /kuɲua/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ kunwa /kunwa/ ìnyo /iɲo/ kunwa /kunwa/ kunywa /kuɲwa/
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