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
20 core words in Hadza
Water
ʼati
/ʔati/
Fire
ʼimi
/ʔimi/
Sun
ʼisha
/ʔiʃa/
Moon
heto
/heto/
Mother
ama
/ama/
Father
aba
/aba/
Eat
ʼicha
/ʔitʃa/
Drink
ʼo
/ʔoː/
Love
ʼuwakitchi
/ʔuwakitʃi/
Heart
ʼaitchi
/ʔaitʃi/
Tree
ʼani
/ʔani/
House
ndolo
/ndolo/
Dog
kongwesi
/koŋɡwesi/
Cat
ʼmiu
/ʔmiu/
Hand
kwaʼla
/kʷaʔla/
Eye
ʼaha
/ʔaha/
Hello
ʼmtana
/ʔmtana/
Thank you
ʼmbweko
/ʔmbweko/
One
ihtche
/ihtʃe/
Good
ʼiyaʼe
/ʔijaʔe/
Words compared
Compared with related Language isolate (or proposed Sandawe-Hadza) languages
| Meaning | Hadza | Mandaic | Meru | Lisu | Luo | Embu | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ʼati /ʔati/ | ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ | rũũjĩ /ɾuːdʒi/ | yi /ji/ | pi /pi/ | mai /mai/ | ܡܝܐ /mijja/ |
| Fire | ʼimi /ʔimi/ | ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ | mwaki /mwaki/ | a-mi /ami/ | mach /matʃ/ | mwaki /mwaki/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nura/ |
| Sun | ʼisha /ʔiʃa/ | ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ /ʃamʃa/ | rĩũa /ɾiua/ | mei-lo /mejlo/ | chieng' /tʃieŋ/ | rĩũa /ɾiua/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃimʃa/ |
| Moon | heto /heto/ | ࡎࡉࡓࡀ /sira/ | mweri /mweɾi/ | cha-mi /tʃami/ | dwe /dwe/ | mweri /mweɾi/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahra/ |
| Mother | ama /ama/ | ࡀࡌࡀ /ama/ | mami /mami/ | ma /ma/ | mama /mama/ | mami /mami/ | ܝܡܐ /jimma/ |
| Father | aba /aba/ | ࡀࡁࡀ /aba/ | baba /baba/ | a-pa /apa/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | ܒܒܐ /baba/ |
| Eat | ʼicha /ʔitʃa/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡋ /akal/ | kũrĩa /kuɾia/ | dza /tsa/ | chiemo /tʃiemo/ | kũrĩa /kuɾia/ | ܐܟܠ /axil/ |
| Drink | ʼo /ʔoː/ | ࡔࡕࡀ /ʃta/ | kũnyũa /kuɲua/ | dao /dao/ | madho /maðo/ | kũnyua /kuɲua/ | ܫܬܐ /ʃtaja/ |
| Love | ʼuwakitchi /ʔuwakitʃi/ | ࡓࡅࡄࡌࡀ /ɾuhma/ | wendo /wendo/ | gu-hpa /ɡupʰa/ | hera /hera/ | wendo /wendo/ | ܚܘܒܐ /xubba/ |
| Heart | ʼaitchi /ʔaitʃi/ | ࡋࡉࡁࡀ /liba/ | ngoro /ŋɡoɾo/ | ni-ma /nima/ | chuny /tʃuɲ/ | ngoro /ŋɡoɾo/ | ܠܒܐ /libba/ |
| Tree | ʼani /ʔani/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡍࡀ /akana/ | mũtĩ /muti/ | shi-pa /ʃipa/ | yath /jaθ/ | mũtĩ /muti/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ilana/ |
| House | ndolo /ndolo/ | ࡁࡉࡕࡀ /bita/ | nyomba /ɲomba/ | hkyim /tɕim/ | ot /ot/ | nyũmba /ɲumba/ | ܒܝܬܐ /beθa/ |
| Dog | kongwesi /koŋɡwesi/ | ࡊࡀࡋࡁࡀ /kalba/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | kwe /kwɛ/ | guok /ɡuok/ | ngui /ŋɡui/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalba/ |
| Cat | ʼmiu /ʔmiu/ | ࡔࡅࡍࡀࡓࡀ /ʃunara/ | nyau /ɲau/ | a-nyi /aɲi/ | paka /paka/ | nyau /ɲau/ | ܩܛܘ /qaːtu/ |
| Hand | kwaʼla /kʷaʔla/ | ࡏࡃࡀ /ʔida/ | njara /ndʒaɾa/ | la /la/ | lwedo /lwedo/ | guoko /ɡuoko/ | ܐܝܕܐ /iːða/ |
| Eye | ʼaha /ʔaha/ | ࡏࡉࡍࡀ /ʔina/ | rĩĩthwa /ɾiːθwa/ | mai-mei /majmei/ | wang' /waŋ/ | riitho /ɾiːθo/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajna/ |
| Hello | ʼmtana /ʔmtana/ | ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ /ʃlama/ | mwega /mweɡa/ | ngo-lan /ŋolan/ | misawa /misawa/ | mwega /mweɡa/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːma/ |
| Thank you | ʼmbweko /ʔmbweko/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡅࡕࡀ /ʈabuta/ | nĩ baba /ni baba/ | ti-tu /titu/ | erokamano /erokamano/ | nĩ baba /ni baba/ | ܒܣܝܡܐ /basima/ |
| One | ihtche /ihtʃe/ | ࡄࡀࡃ /had/ | ĩmwe /imwe/ | ti /ti/ | achiel /atʃiel/ | ĩmwe /imwe/ | ܚܕ /xa/ |
| Good | ʼiyaʼe /ʔijaʔe/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡀ /tˤaba/ | mwega /mweɡa/ | nyi /ɲi/ | maber /maber/ | mwega /mweɡa/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaba/ |
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