Kirwa
Rwa
Atlantic-Congo
Rwa (Kirwa) is a Bantu language of the North Pare mountains in northeastern Tanzania, the largest variety of the Pare cluster (E.30 in Guthrie classification). The Pare people are linguistically and culturally distinct from but neighbors to the Chaga (cluster including Machame jmc, Old Moshi old, Vunjo) of Kilimanjaro to the south. Rwa preserves typical Bantu tone-and-noun-class features alongside ~10 noun classes and an active morphological aspect system. Bible translation work since the 1990s has yielded standardized literacy materials, with the Rwa New Testament published 2010s.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Rwa
Wasser
mende
/mende/
Feuer
msika
/msika/
Sonne
mlao
/mlao/
Mond
mwere
/mwere/
Mutter
mama
/mama/
Vater
baba
/baba/
Essen
kuria
/kuria/
Trinken
kunyua
/kuɲua/
Liebe
lumbo
/lumbo/
Herz
ngiti
/ŋɡiti/
Baum
mte
/mte/
Haus
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Hund
mboha
/mboha/
Katze
paka
/paka/
Hand
mkono
/mkono/
Auge
liso
/liso/
Hallo
kira
/kiɾa/
Danke
asante
/asante/
Eins
mongo
/moŋɡo/
Gut
kya
/kja/
Quellen
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Atlantic-Congo-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Rwa | Asu | Schambala | Makonde | Nyaturu | Sangu | Sena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | mende /mende/ | mende /mende/ | mazi /mazi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | madzi /madzi/ |
| Feuer | msika /msika/ | mshika /mʃika/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sonne | mlao /mlao/ | nyu /ɲu/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | nzua /nzua/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ |
| Mond | mwere /mwere/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ |
| Mutter | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ |
| Vater | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Essen | kuria /kuria/ | kurya /kuɾja/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ |
| Trinken | kunyua /kuɲua/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Liebe | lumbo /lumbo/ | lumba /lumba/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kufuna /kufuna/ |
| Herz | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | umutima /umutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Baum | mte /mte/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ |
| Haus | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Hund | mboha /mboha/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Katze | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Hand | mkono /mkono/ | mkono /mkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Auge | liso /liso/ | jicho /dʒitʃo/ | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | iliho /iliho/ | diso /diso/ |
| Hallo | kira /kiɾa/ | shiloi /ʃiloi/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ |
| Danke | asante /asante/ | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ | asante /asante/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ |
| Eins | mongo /moŋɡo/ | imwe /imwe/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ | posi /posi/ |
| Gut | kya /kja/ | mwamba /mwamba/ | hedi /hedi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | kihi /kihi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ |
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