Koyra Chiini

Songhai

SprachfamilieSonghai Sprecher~200K-220K SchriftLatin (Mali official 1968 alphabet; orthography developed by Heath 1999) LänderMali (Timbuktu region — Niger River bend; Goundam and Niafunké cercles) Amtssprache inMali (recognized national language as part of broader Songhai cluster; Songhai Vitalitätsafe ISO 639-3khq

Koyra Chiini ("city Songhai", or "Western Songhai") is the Songhai language of the Timbuktu region in Mali, spoken by ~200,000-220,000 people along the Niger River bend. The Songhai family (Koyra Chiini khq, Koyraboro Senni ses, Zarma, Tasawaq, Tagdal — 5 main varieties) shows extensive internal variation reflecting the legacy of the Songhai Empire (15th-16th c.) and its subsequent fragmentation. Koyra Chiini is the western branch, distinct from the eastern Koyraboro Senni (Gao) and Zarma (Niamey). Linguistically, Koyra Chiini has SOV constituent order, classifier-noun constructions, and an elaborate Songhai grain-trade vocabulary reflecting the historical Niger River commerce.

Wo es gesprochen wird

20 Kernwörter in Koyra Chiini

Wasser

hari

/hari/

Feuer

nuune

/nuːne/

Sonne

wari

/wari/

Mond

handu

/handu/

Mutter

nya

/ɲa/

Vater

baaba

/baːba/

Essen

ŋwa

/ŋwa/

Trinken

hane

/hane/

Liebe

baŋa

/baŋa/

Herz

bine

/bine/

Baum

tuuri

/tuːri/

Haus

huu

/huː/

Hund

hansi

/hansi/

Katze

muusu

/muːsu/

Hand

kambe

/kambe/

Auge

mo

/mo/

Hallo

fofo

/fofo/

Danke

barka

/barka/

Eins

afo

/afo/

Gut

boori

/boːri/

Quellen

Wörter im Vergleich

Verglichen mit verwandten Songhai-Sprachen

Bedeutung Koyra ChiiniKoyraboro SenniZarmaFulSoninkeAariBishnupriya-Manipuri
Wasser hari /hari/ hari /hari/ hari /hari/ ndiyam /ndijam/ jiyi /dʒiji/ waki /waki/ পানি /paːni/
Feuer nuune /nuːne/ nuune /nuːne/ danji /dandʒi/ yiite /jiːte/ ñaaxe /ɲaːxe/ mola /mola/ আগুন /aːɡun/
Sonne wari /wari/ wayna /wajna/ wayna /wajna/ naange /naːŋɡe/ kiye /kije/ saba /saba/ বিল /bil/
Mond handu /handu/ handu /handu/ handu /handu/ lewru /lewɾu/ kullu /kulːu/ ama /ama/ জুনাক /dʒunak/
Mutter nya /ɲa/ nya /ɲa/ ñaa /ɲaː/ yumma /jumːa/ ma /ma/ inde /inde/ মা /maː/
Vater baaba /baːba/ baaba /baːba/ baba /baba/ baaba /baːba/ baba /baba/ baba /baba/ বাবা /baːba/
Essen ŋwa /ŋwa/ ŋwa /ŋwa/ ŋwa /ŋwa/ ñaamde /ɲaːmde/ lawu /lawu/ itte /itːe/ খাব /kʰaːb/
Trinken hane /hane/ hane /hane/ hañu /haɲu/ yarude /jaɾude/ mini /mini/ ushe /uʃe/ পান কর /paːn kaɾ/
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