Kisukuma
Sukuma
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Sukuma-Nyamwezi)
Sukuma (Kisukuma) is the largest single Bantu language of Tanzania by L1 speakers, with ~5M speakers spoken predominantly in the Lake Victoria region — Mwanza, Shinyanga, Tabora, Geita and Simiyu regions. The Sukuma people are Tanzania's largest ethnic group, around 16% of the national population. The language has tone (high-low contrast on stems and tense-aspect markers) and Bantu noun-class agreement (~18 classes); it is closely related to Nyamwezi (nym), with which it forms a dialect continuum, classified together as Bantu Zone F21. Despite the large speaker community, Swahili (sw) dominates education, media, and government across Tanzania, and Sukuma has limited written tradition or media presence.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Sukuma
Wasser
minzi
/minzi/
Feuer
moto
/moto/
Sonne
ilyuva
/iʎuβa/
Mond
ng'wezi
/ŋweːzi/
Mutter
mayu
/maju/
Vater
baba
/baba/
Essen
kulya
/kuʎa/
Trinken
kuhwa
/kuhwa/
Liebe
butogwa
/butoɡwa/
Herz
ngholo
/ŋɡoːlo/
Baum
mti
/mti/
Haus
kaya
/kaja/
Hund
mbwa
/mbwa/
Katze
kalulu
/kalulu/
Hand
nkhono
/ŋkono/
Auge
liso
/liso/
Hallo
mwangaluka
/mwaŋɡaluka/
Danke
nakulumba
/nakulumba/
Eins
imo
/imo/
Gut
shihi
/ʃihi/
Quellen
- Glottolog: Sukuma
- Ethnologue: suk
- Maganga & Schadeberg (1992) Kanuri Comparative Lexicon (Sukuma section)
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Sukuma-Nyamwezi)-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Sukuma | Nyamwezi | Makonde | Schambala | Sangu | Sena | Yao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | minzi /minzi/ | minzi /minzi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mazi /mazi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | madzi /madzi/ | mesi /mesi/ |
| Feuer | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sonne | ilyuva /iʎuβa/ | izuba /izuβa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | lyuwa /ʎuwa/ |
| Mond | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | mwesi /mwesi/ |
| Mutter | mayu /maju/ | mayu /majʊ/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ | amao /amaː/ |
| Vater | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | atati /atati/ |
| Essen | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Trinken | kuhwa /kuhwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Liebe | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | chikondi /tʃikondi/ |
| Herz | ngholo /ŋɡoːlo/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Baum | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | mtela /mtela/ |
| Haus | kaya /kaja/ | kaya /kaja/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Hund | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Katze | kalulu /kalulu/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Hand | nkhono /ŋkono/ | ikobo /ikoβo/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ | ngaila /ŋɡaila/ |
| Auge | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ | izo /izo/ | iliho /iliho/ | diso /diso/ | liso /liso/ |
| Hallo | mwangaluka /mwaŋɡaluka/ | mwadita /mwadita/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | salama /salama/ |
| Danke | nakulumba /nakulumba/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | asante /asante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | nakwete /nakwete/ |
| Eins | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | posi /posi/ | mo /mo/ |
| Gut | shihi /ʃihi/ | lihi /lihi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | hedi /hedi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | chechete /tʃetʃete/ |
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