Gengbe
Gen (Mina)
Niger-Congo
Gen (Gengbe, also called Mina) is a Gbe language of the Niger-Congo Kwa branch, spoken by approximately 400,000 to 500,000 people primarily in the Maritime Region of southern Togo around Aného (the historic Mina/Gen capital and former Danish/German colonial trading post), with significant populations across the border in southwestern Benin (Mono Department). Gen is a sister language to Ewe (ee) and Fon (fon) within the Gbe dialect continuum and is partially mutually intelligible with both. Historically, the Gen people are descended from Akan immigrants from Elmina (Ghana) — the autonym "Gen" derives from "Mina" (the Portuguese trading post). Linguistically, Gen exhibits the typical Gbe features: ATR vowel harmony, three-tone system, isolating-agglutinative morphology, and SVO word order. The Gbe orthography developed in the 1980s by INFEC and SIL is shared across Ewe, Fon, and Gen.
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20 palabras esenciales en Gen (Mina)
Agua
tsi
/tsi/
Fuego
dzo
/dzo/
Sol
ɣe
/ɣe/
Luna
dzinkɛ
/dʒinkɛ/
Madre
nɔ
/nɔ/
Padre
tɔ
/tɔ/
Comer
ɖu
/ɖu/
Beber
no
/no/
Amor
lɔ̃lɔ̃
/lɔ̃lɔ̃/
Corazón
dzi
/dzi/
Árbol
ati
/ati/
Casa
aƒe
/aɸe/
Perro
avu
/avu/
Gato
agbo
/aɡbo/
Mano
alɔ
/alɔ/
Ojo
ŋku
/ŋku/
Hola
ado
/ado/
Gracias
akpe
/akpe/
Uno
ɖeka
/ɖeka/
Bueno
nyo
/ɲo/
Fuentes
Palabras comparadas
Comparado con lenguas Niger-Congo relacionadas
| Significado | Gen (Mina) | ewé | Aja | fon | Japonés medieval | Japonés (período Heian) | San Blas Kuna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua | tsi /tsi/ | tsi /tsi/ | esi /esi/ | sin /sĩ/ | 水 /midu/ | 水 /midu/ | di /di/ |
| Fuego | dzo /dzo/ | dzo /dzo/ | ezo /ezo/ | zo /zo/ | 火 /ɸi/ | 火 /ɸi/ | so /so/ |
| Sol | ɣe /ɣe/ | ɣe /ɣe/ | eŋke /eŋke/ | hwe /ɦʷe/ | 日 /ɸi/ | 日 /ɸi/ | olo /olo/ |
| Luna | dzinkɛ /dʒinkɛ/ | ɣleti /ɣleti/ | esun /esun/ | sun /sũ/ | 月 /tuki/ | 月 /tukï/ | nii /niː/ |
| Madre | nɔ /nɔ/ | dada /dada/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | 母 /ɸaɸa/ | 母 /ɸaɸa/ | nan /nan/ |
| Padre | tɔ /tɔ/ | fofo /fofo/ | to /to/ | tɔ /tɔ/ | 父 /titi/ | 父 /titi/ | baba /baba/ |
| Comer | ɖu /ɖu/ | ɖu /ɖu/ | ɖu /ɖu/ | ɖu /ɖu/ | 食ふ /kuɸu/ | 食ふ /kaɸu/ | gunne /ɡune/ |
| Beber | no /no/ | no /no/ | nu /nu/ | nu /nu/ | 飲む /nomu/ | 飲む /nomu/ | gobe /ɡobe/ |
| Amor | lɔ̃lɔ̃ /lɔ̃lɔ̃/ | lɔ̃lɔ̃ /lɔ̃lɔ̃/ | lɔ̃ /lɔ̃/ | yiwanu /jiwanu/ | 愛 /ai/ | 恋 /koɸi/ | sabbi /sabːi/ |
| Corazón | dzi /dzi/ | dzi /dzi/ | dzi /dzi/ | ayi /aji/ | 心 /kokoɾo/ | 心 /kokoɾo/ | kurgin /kuɾɡin/ |
| Árbol | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | atin /atĩ/ | 木 /ki/ | 木 /kï/ | sappi /sapːi/ |
| Casa | aƒe /aɸe/ | aƒe /aɸe/ | avia /avia/ | xwé /xʷé/ | 家 /iɸe/ | 家 /iɸe/ | nega /neɡa/ |
| Perro | avu /avu/ | avu /avu/ | avu /avu/ | avun /avũ/ | 犬 /inu/ | 犬 /inu/ | achu /atʃu/ |
| Gato | agbo /aɡbo/ | dadi /dadi/ | ami /ami/ | kpɔnyɔ /kpɔɲɔ/ | 猫 /neko/ | 猫 /neko/ | miji /midʒi/ |
| Mano | alɔ /alɔ/ | asi /asi/ | alɔ /alɔ/ | alɔ /alɔ/ | 手 /te/ | 手 /te/ | arigan /aɾiɡan/ |
| Ojo | ŋku /ŋku/ | ŋku /ŋku/ | ŋku /ŋku/ | nukún /nukṹ/ | 目 /me/ | 目 /me/ | ibya /ibja/ |
| Hola | ado /ado/ | ŋdi /ŋdi/ | nɛnɛ /nɛnɛ/ | a fɔn ganji /a fɔ̃ ɡãdʒi/ | 御機嫌よろしう /ɡokiɡen joroɕiu/ | あなかしこ /anakasiko/ | nuedi /nweðiː/ |
| Gracias | akpe /akpe/ | akpe /akpe/ | amɛ akpe /amɛ akpe/ | àwǎnú /àwǎnú/ | 忝し /katadʑikenaɕi/ | 忝なし /katadikenaɕi/ | nuedi malo /nweðiː malo/ |
| Uno | ɖeka /ɖeka/ | ɖeka /ɖeka/ | ɖeka /ɖeka/ | ɖokpó /ɖokpó/ | 一つ /ɸitotu/ | 一つ /ɸitotu/ | kuenki /kweŋki/ |
| Bueno | nyo /ɲo/ | nyo /ɲo/ | nyo /ɲo/ | ɖagbe /ɖaɡbe/ | 良し /joɕi/ | 良し /joɕi/ | nuegan /nweɡan/ |
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