Mampruli
Niger-Congo
Mampruli is a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family, spoken by around 330,000 people in the Northern Region of Ghana, primarily by the Mamprusi people. The Mamprusi trace their ancestry to the medieval Mamprussi Kingdom (founded in the 13th century by the legendary Tohazie/Naa Gbewaa), which is considered the parent kingdom from which the Dagomba and Nanumba kingdoms split off in the 14th century — making Mampruli the historically senior Mole-Gurma language. The Mamprusi paramount chief Naa Yamoogu rules from Nalerigu, and his court is one of the most prestigious traditional kingships of northern Ghana. Linguistically, Mampruli is closely related to Mooré (mos) of Burkina Faso and Dagbani of Ghana, with shared phonological features (vowel harmony, complex tone system) but distinct lexicon and morphology.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Mampruli
Wasser
kuom
/kuom/
Feuer
booma
/boːma/
Sonne
wuntiri
/wuntiri/
Mond
gɔoŋ
/ɡɔːŋ/
Mutter
ma
/ma/
Vater
ba
/ba/
Essen
di
/di/
Trinken
nyu
/ɲu/
Liebe
paaba
/paːba/
Herz
suuri
/suːri/
Baum
tia
/tia/
Haus
yiri
/jiri/
Hund
baaga
/baːɡa/
Katze
nyusi
/ɲusi/
Hand
nuusi
/nuːsi/
Auge
nini
/nini/
Hallo
n na ti bʋɔ
/n na ti bʊɔ/
Danke
barika
/barika/
Eins
yini
/jini/
Gut
vɛla
/vɛla/
Quellen
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Niger-Congo-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Mampruli | Dagbani | Mòoré | Donno So | Ngunnawal | Konabéré | Fang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | kuom /kuom/ | kom /kɔm/ | koom /koːm/ | di /di/ | kungal /kuŋal/ | ji /dʒi/ | mendim /mendim/ |
| Feuer | booma /boːma/ | buɣim /buɣim/ | bʋgʋm /bʊɡʊm/ | yɔ /jɔ/ | warba /waɻba/ | ta /ta/ | ndoa /ndoa/ |
| Sonne | wuntiri /wuntiri/ | wuntaŋa /wuntaŋa/ | wəntinga /wəntiŋɡa/ | naa /naː/ | guma /ɡuma/ | tile /tile/ | zòp /zop/ |
| Mond | gɔoŋ /ɡɔːŋ/ | goli /ɡoli/ | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | ele /ele/ | birrang /biɻaŋ/ | kalo /kalo/ | ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ |
| Mutter | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | na /na/ | guni /ɡuni/ | ba /ba/ | nyia /ɲia/ |
| Vater | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | pumba /pumba/ | fa /fa/ | tara /tara/ |
| Essen | di /di/ | di /di/ | dɩ /dɪ/ | kɔɔ /kɔː/ | daring /daɻiŋ/ | don /don/ | di /di/ |
| Trinken | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | yʋ /jʊ/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | nyu /ɲu/ | min /min/ | nyu /ɲu/ |
| Liebe | paaba /paːba/ | yu /ju/ | nong /noŋɡ/ | suuli /suːli/ | marmit /maɻmit/ | kana /kana/ | ndzem /ndzem/ |
| Herz | suuri /suːri/ | suhu /suhu/ | sũur /sũːr/ | kɛɛla /kɛːla/ | mara /maɻa/ | dusu /dusu/ | nle /nle/ |
| Baum | tia /tia/ | tia /tia/ | tɩɩg /tɪːɡ/ | ti /ti/ | warabi /waɻabi/ | yiri /jiri/ | eli /eli/ |
| Haus | yiri /jiri/ | yili /jili/ | roogo /roːɡo/ | gina /ɡina/ | kuni /kuni/ | so /so/ | nda /nda/ |
| Hund | baaga /baːɡa/ | baa /baː/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | gɛɛ /ɡɛː/ | mirri /miɻi/ | fugo /fuɡo/ | mvu /mvu/ |
| Katze | nyusi /ɲusi/ | jɛŋkuno /dʒɛŋkuno/ | yʋʋga /jʊːɡa/ | monyi /moɲi/ | poosi /puːsi/ | nyukuma /ɲukuma/ | esin /esin/ |
| Hand | nuusi /nuːsi/ | nuu /nuː/ | nug /nuɡ/ | nu /nu/ | mara /maɻa/ | bolo /bolo/ | wɔ /wɔ/ |
| Auge | nini /nini/ | nini /nini/ | nin /nin/ | gi /ɡi/ | mil /mil/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | dis /dis/ |
| Hallo | n na ti bʋɔ /n na ti bʊɔ/ | dasiba /dasiba/ | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | agandɛla /aɡandɛla/ | yumalundi /jumalundi/ | ka kɛ /ka kɛ/ | mbolo /mbolo/ |
| Danke | barika /barika/ | mpaɣya /mpaɣja/ | barka /barka/ | biguƞ /biɡũ/ | miyamala /mijamala/ | baraka /baɾaka/ | akiba /akiba/ |
| Eins | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ | a yɛmbɛr /a jɛmbɛr/ | tum /tum/ | guma /ɡuma/ | kelen /kelen/ | bok /bok/ |
| Gut | vɛla /vɛla/ | viɛla /viɛla/ | sõma /sõma/ | suuli /suːli/ | walunga /waluŋa/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ | mbeng /mbeŋ/ |
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