Hadzane
Hadza
Language isolate (or proposed Sandawe-Hadza)
Hadza is a critically important language isolate spoken by traditional hunter-gatherers around Lake Eyasi in Tanzania. It has clicks but no proven genetic relation to other click languages, and may represent an independent language family of immense antiquity.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Hadza
Water
ʼati
/ʔati/
Fire
ʼimi
/ʔimi/
Sun
ʼisha
/ʔiʃa/
Moon
heto
/heto/
Star
ntsa
/ⁿtsʰa/
Mother
ama
/ama/
Father
aba
/aba/
I
ono
/ono/
You
the
/tʰe/
Name
akhana
/ʔakʰana/
Eye
ʼaha
/ʔaha/
Hand
kwaʼla
/kʷaʔla/
Heart
ʼaitchi
/ʔaitʃi/
Love
ʼuwakitchi
/ʔuwakitʃi/
Tree
ʼani
/ʔani/
House
ndolo
/ndolo/
Dog
kongwesi
/koŋɡwesi/
Cat
ʼmiu
/ʔmiu/
Eat
ʼicha
/ʔitʃa/
Drink
ʼo
/ʔoː/
One
ihtche
/ihtʃe/
Two
piye
/pije/
Hello
ʼmtana
/ʔmtana/
Thank you
ʼmbweko
/ʔmbweko/
Good
ʼiyaʼe
/ʔijaʔe/
Words compared
Compared with related Language isolate (or proposed Sandawe-Hadza) languages
| Meaning | Hadza | Mandaic | Lepcha | Tahitian | Ndau | Luo | Kikongo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ʼati /ʔati/ | ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ | ᰣᰫᰵ /ʔuŋ/ | pape /pape/ | mvura /mvuɾa/ | pi /pi/ | maza /maza/ |
| Fire | ʼimi /ʔimi/ | ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ | ᰕᰧ /mi/ | auahi /auahi/ | muriro /muɾiɾo/ | mach /matʃ/ | tiya /tija/ |
| Sun | ʼisha /ʔiʃa/ | ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ /ʃamʃa/ | ᰠᰗᰪᰭ /sətsɯk/ | mahana /mahana/ | zuva /zuva/ | chieng' /tʃieŋ/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ |
| Moon | heto /heto/ | ࡎࡉࡓࡀ /sira/ | ᰜᰦᰟᰨ /lavo/ | marama /maɾama/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | dwe /dwe/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ |
| Star | ntsa /ⁿtsʰa/ | ࡊࡅࡊࡁࡀ /ˈkukba/ | ᰠᰝᰩᰲ /səhɔr/ | fetiʻa /feˈtiʔa/ | nyenyedzi /ɲeɲedzi/ | sulwe /sulwe/ | mbwetete /mbwetete/ |
| Mother | ama /ama/ | ࡀࡌࡀ /ama/ | ᰣᰦᰕᰫ /ʔamu/ | māmā /maːmaː/ | amai /amai/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Father | aba /aba/ | ࡀࡁࡀ /aba/ | ᰣᰦᰓᰨ /ʔabo/ | pāpā /paːpaː/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ |
| I | ono /ono/ | ࡀࡍࡀ /ˈana/ | ᰃᰨ /go/ | au /au/ | ini /ini/ | an /an/ | mono /mono/ |
| You | the /tʰe/ | ࡀࡍࡀࡕ /at/ | ᰝᰩ /hɔ/ | ʻoe /ʔoe/ | iwe /iwe/ | in /in/ | ngeye /ŋɡeje/ |
| Name | akhana /ʔakʰana/ | ࡔࡅࡌࡀ /ˈʃuma/ | ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ /ʔabrjaŋ/ | iʻoa /iˈʔoa/ | zina /zina/ | nying /ɲiŋ/ | nkumbu /nkumbu/ |
| Eye | ʼaha /ʔaha/ | ࡏࡉࡍࡀ /ʔina/ | ᰣᰦᰕᰧᰭᰶ /ʔamik/ | mata /mata/ | ziso /ziso/ | wang' /waŋ/ | disu /disu/ |
| Hand | kwaʼla /kʷaʔla/ | ࡏࡃࡀ /ʔida/ | ᰣᰦᰀᰶ /ʔakə/ | rima /ɾima/ | chanza /tʃanza/ | lwedo /lwedo/ | koko /koko/ |
| Heart | ʼaitchi /ʔaitʃi/ | ࡋࡉࡁࡀ /liba/ | ᰣᰦᰜᰪᰳ /ʔalɯt/ | mafatu /mafatu/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | chuny /tʃuɲ/ | ntima /ntima/ |
| Love | ʼuwakitchi /ʔuwakitʃi/ | ࡓࡅࡄࡌࡀ /ɾuhma/ | ᰣᰦᰆᰬ /ʔace/ | here /heɾe/ | rudo /ɾudo/ | hera /hera/ | zola /zola/ |
| Tree | ʼani /ʔani/ | ࡏࡋࡀࡍࡀ /ilana/ | ᰀᰫᰵ /kuŋ/ | tumu rāʻau /tumu ɾaːʔau/ | muti /muti/ | yath /jaθ/ | nti /nti/ |
| House | ndolo /ndolo/ | ࡁࡉࡕࡀ /bita/ | ᰜᰧᰶ /li/ | fare /faɾe/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | ot /ot/ | nzo /nzo/ |
| Dog | kongwesi /koŋɡwesi/ | ࡊࡀࡋࡁࡀ /kalba/ | ᰀᰈᰫ /kəʒu/ | ʻūrī /ʔuːɾiː/ | imbga /imbɡa/ | guok /ɡuok/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Cat | ʼmiu /ʔmiu/ | ࡔࡅࡍࡀࡓࡀ /ʃunara/ | ᰣᰦᰜᰤᰫ /ʔalju/ | mīmī /miːmiː/ | kiti /kiti/ | paka /paka/ | nyau /ɲau/ |
| Eat | ʼicha /ʔitʃa/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡋ /akal/ | ᰙᰨ /dzo/ | ʻamu /ʔamu/ | kudya /kudʒa/ | chiemo /tʃiemo/ | ku dia /ku dja/ |
| Drink | ʼo /ʔoː/ | ࡔࡕࡀ /ʃta/ | ᰋᰩᰵ /tʰɔŋ/ | inu /inu/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | madho /maðo/ | ku nua /ku nwa/ |
| One | ihtche /ihtʃe/ | ࡄࡀࡃ /had/ | ᰀᰦᰳ /kat/ | hōʻē /hoːʔeː/ | chimwe /tʃimwe/ | achiel /atʃiel/ | mosi /mosi/ |
| Two | piye /pije/ | ࡕࡓࡉࡍ /tren/ | ᰉᰬᰳ /ɲet/ | piti /piti/ | piri /piɾi/ | ariyo /arijo/ | zole /zole/ |
| Hello | ʼmtana /ʔmtana/ | ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ /ʃlama/ | ᰂᰦᰮᰛᰧᰶ /kʰamri/ | ʻia ora na /ʔia oɾa na/ | mhoroi /mhoɾoji/ | misawa /misawa/ | mboté /mbote/ |
| Thank you | ʼmbweko /ʔmbweko/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡅࡕࡀ /ʈabuta/ | ᰀ᰷ᰥᰩᰭᰇᰧᰶ /ʈɔkcʰi/ | māuruuru /maːuɾuuɾu/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | erokamano /erokamano/ | matondo /matondo/ |
| Good | ʼiyaʼe /ʔijaʔe/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡀ /tˤaba/ | ᰣᰦᰛᰤᰫᰮ /ʔarjum/ | maitaʻi /maitaʔi/ | kanaka /kanaka/ | maber /maber/ | mbote /mbote/ |
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