Sampur
Samburu
Nilo-Saharan (Eastern Nilotic, Maa cluster — sister to Maasai mas)
Samburu (Sampur, "those who hold us together") is the language of the Samburu people, semi-nomadic Maa-speaking pastoralists of the Northern Frontier of Kenya. Linguistically, Samburu is part of the Maa cluster of Eastern Nilotic alongside Maasai (mas) — they are mutually intelligible to a large degree but maintain distinct ethnic identities. The Samburu have historically been allied with the Maasai through shared cultural patterns (warrior-age sets, lion-hunting initiation, cattle-centered ritual) but also with the neighboring Cushitic Rendille people through trade and intermarriage. The 2009 census recorded 310,327 ethnic Samburu, with most speakers also bilingual in Swahili.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Samburu
Wasser
nkare
/ŋkaɾe/
Feuer
nkima
/ŋkima/
Sonne
lakwa
/lakʷa/
Mond
lapa
/lapa/
Mutter
yieyo
/jiejo/
Vater
papa
/papa/
Essen
anya
/aɲa/
Trinken
oŋg
/oŋɡ/
Liebe
eitalu
/eitalu/
Herz
ltau
/ltau/
Baum
lchani
/ltʃani/
Haus
nkang
/ŋkaŋ/
Hund
ldia
/ldia/
Katze
paka
/paka/
Hand
nkaina
/ŋkaina/
Auge
nkoŋu
/ŋkoŋu/
Hallo
sopa
/sopa/
Danke
ashe
/aʃe/
Eins
obo
/obo/
Gut
supat
/supat/
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Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Nilo-Saharan (Eastern Nilotic, Maa cluster — sister to Maasai mas)-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Samburu | Maa | Ateso | Olkol | Nhanda | Yao | Madagassisch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | nkare /ŋkaɾe/ | ɛŋare /ɛŋare/ | akipi /akipi/ | kupa /kupa/ | kapi /kapi/ | mesi /mesi/ | rano /ɾanu/ |
| Feuer | nkima /ŋkima/ | ɛnkima /ɛŋkima/ | akim /akim/ | paral /paɻal/ | warla /waɻla/ | moto /moto/ | afo /afu/ |
| Sonne | lakwa /lakʷa/ | enkolong /eŋkoloŋ/ | akolong /akoloŋ/ | naŋkari /naŋkaɻi/ | ngama /ŋama/ | lyuwa /ʎuwa/ | masoandro /masuandɾu/ |
| Mond | lapa /lapa/ | olapa /olapa/ | elap /elap/ | kakal /kakal/ | kanyala /kaɲala/ | mwesi /mwesi/ | volana /vulana/ |
| Mutter | yieyo /jiejo/ | yieyio /jiejio/ | toto /toto/ | ngangi /ŋaŋi/ | ngamaji /ŋamadʒi/ | amao /amaː/ | reny /ɾeni/ |
| Vater | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | kaba /kaba/ | kuthurra /kutʰuɻa/ | atati /atati/ | ray /ɾaj/ |
| Essen | anya /aɲa/ | anya /aɲa/ | akinyam /akiɲam/ | ngarinya /ŋaɻiɲa/ | ngarna /ŋaɻna/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | mihinana /mihinana/ |
| Trinken | oŋg /oŋɡ/ | oŋg /oŋɡ/ | akimat /akimat/ | kupa nyaa /kupa ɲaː/ | nyuna /ɲuna/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | misotro /misutɾu/ |
| Liebe | eitalu /eitalu/ | eitalu /eitalu/ | akimina /akimina/ | kanyji /kaɲɟi/ | kanyji /kaɲdʒi/ | chikondi /tʃikondi/ | fitiavana /fitiavana/ |
| Herz | ltau /ltau/ | oltau /oltau/ | etau /etau/ | piku /piku/ | pulpara /pulpaɻa/ | mtima /mtima/ | fo /fu/ |
| Baum | lchani /ltʃani/ | olchani /oltʃani/ | ekitoi /ekitoi/ | warray /waɾaj/ | parntany /paɳʈaɲ/ | mtela /mtela/ | hazo /hazu/ |
| Haus | nkang /ŋkaŋ/ | eng'aji /ɛŋadʒi/ | ekal /ekal/ | mariŋ /maɻiŋ/ | nhurra /ɳuɻa/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | trano /tɾanu/ |
| Hund | ldia /ldia/ | oldia /oldia/ | ekingok /ekiŋɡok/ | kunpa /kunpa/ | kuwiyarl /kuwijaɻl/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | alika /alika/ |
| Katze | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | ekapa /ekapa/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | saka /saka/ |
| Hand | nkaina /ŋkaina/ | ɛŋaina /ɛŋaina/ | akan /akan/ | mara /maɻa/ | mara /maɻa/ | ngaila /ŋɡaila/ | tanana /tanana/ |
| Auge | nkoŋu /ŋkoŋu/ | ɛŋɔŋu /ɛŋɔŋu/ | akongu /akoŋɡu/ | mil /mil/ | kuru /kuɻu/ | liso /liso/ | maso /masu/ |
| Hallo | sopa /sopa/ | sopa /sopa/ | yoga /joɡa/ | palya /paʎa/ | palya /paʎa/ | salama /salama/ | manao ahoana /manau ahuana/ |
| Danke | ashe /aʃe/ | ashe /aʃe/ | eyalama /ejalama/ | marlu /maɻlu/ | marlu /maɻlu/ | nakwete /nakwete/ | misaotra /misautɾa/ |
| Eins | obo /obo/ | obo /obo/ | ediopet /ediopet/ | kuyu /kuju/ | kuyu /kuju/ | mo /mo/ | iray /iɾaj/ |
| Gut | supat /supat/ | sidai /sidai/ | ejok /edʒok/ | palya /paʎa/ | walykumarra /waʎkumaɻa/ | chechete /tʃetʃete/ | tsara /tsaɾa/ |
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