chiManyika
Manyika
Niger-Congo
Manyika (chiManyika) is a Bantu language of the Shona cluster (Glottolog S13a), spoken by approximately 2 million people in Manicaland Province of eastern Zimbabwe (around Mutare/Old Umtali) and the adjacent border zones of Manica Province, Mozambique. Historically classified as a dialect of Shona under the 1931 Doke unification report, Manyika is increasingly recognised as a distinct cluster member with its own lexical inventory, phonological features (Manyika-specific tone patterns and consonant lenition), and rich literary tradition. Famous Manyika speakers include former Zimbabwe Prime Minister Robert Mugabe (born in Kutama, Zvimba District). Despite its 2M speaker count, Manyika faces ongoing pressure from Standard Shona in education and media; the Manyika literary tradition is preserved through hymnody, oral history (ngano), and regional poetry.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Manyika
Wasser
mvura
/mvuɾa/
Feuer
moto
/moto/
Sonne
zuva
/zuva/
Mond
mwedzi
/mwedzi/
Mutter
amai
/amai/
Vater
baba
/baba/
Essen
kudya
/kudʒa/
Trinken
kumwa
/kumwa/
Liebe
rudo
/ɾudo/
Herz
mwoyo
/mwojo/
Baum
muti
/muti/
Haus
mhatso
/mhatso/
Hund
mbwa
/mbwa/
Katze
katsi
/katsi/
Hand
ruoko
/ɾwoko/
Auge
ziso
/ziso/
Hallo
makadii
/makadiː/
Danke
mazviita
/mazviita/
Eins
rimwe
/ɾimwe/
Gut
kunaka
/kunaka/
Quellen
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Niger-Congo-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Manyika | Shona | Ndau | Schambala | Sena | Sukuma | Nyamwezi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | mvura /mvuɾa/ | mvura /mvuɾa/ | mvura /mvuɾa/ | mazi /mazi/ | madzi /madzi/ | minzi /minzi/ | minzi /minzi/ |
| Feuer | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | muriro /muɾiɾo/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sonne | zuva /zuva/ | zuva /zuva/ | zuva /zuva/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | ilyuva /iʎuβa/ | izuba /izuβa/ |
| Mond | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ |
| Mutter | amai /amai/ | amai /amai/ | amai /amai/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ | mayu /maju/ | mayu /majʊ/ |
| Vater | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Essen | kudya /kudʒa/ | kudya /kudja/ | kudya /kudʒa/ | kuya /kuja/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Trinken | kumwa /kumwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kuhwa /kuhwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Liebe | rudo /ɾudo/ | rudo /ɾudo/ | rudo /ɾudo/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ |
| Herz | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | ngholo /ŋɡoːlo/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Baum | muti /muti/ | muti /muti/ | muti /muti/ | mti /mti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ |
| Haus | mhatso /mhatso/ | imba /imba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | kaya /kaja/ | kaya /kaja/ |
| Hund | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbga /imbɡa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Katze | katsi /katsi/ | katsi /katsi/ | kiti /kiti/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | kalulu /kalulu/ | paka /paka/ |
| Hand | ruoko /ɾwoko/ | ruoko /ɾwoko/ | chanza /tʃanza/ | ukono /ukono/ | nkono /nkono/ | nkhono /ŋkono/ | ikobo /ikoβo/ |
| Auge | ziso /ziso/ | ziso /ziso/ | ziso /ziso/ | izo /izo/ | diso /diso/ | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ |
| Hallo | makadii /makadiː/ | mhoro /mhoɾo/ | mhoroi /mhoɾoji/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | mwangaluka /mwaŋɡaluka/ | mwadita /mwadita/ |
| Danke | mazviita /mazviita/ | maita /maita/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | asante /asante/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | nakulumba /nakulumba/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ |
| Eins | rimwe /ɾimwe/ | potsi /potsi/ | chimwe /tʃimwe/ | imo /imo/ | posi /posi/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ |
| Gut | kunaka /kunaka/ | chakanaka /tʃakanaka/ | kanaka /kanaka/ | hedi /hedi/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | shihi /ʃihi/ | lihi /lihi/ |
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