Nzɛma
Nzima
Niger-Congo
Nzima (autonymously Nzɛma) is a Kwa language of the Niger-Congo family, spoken by around 330,000 people in the western Western Region of Ghana and adjacent eastern Côte d'Ivoire. The Nzima are most internationally famous as the home community of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's independence-era founding president, who was born in Nkroful in Nzemaland in 1909. Linguistically, Nzima is part of the Bia branch of Kwa, closely related to Ahanta and more distantly to the major Twi-Akan dialect cluster (ak). The Nzima maintain strong cultural traditions including the annual Kundum festival celebrated across Nzemaland in August/September. Nzima has a developed literary tradition supported by the Bureau of Ghana Languages, with primary education materials and Nzima-language radio programming on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
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20 palabras esenciales en Nzima
Agua
nzule
/nzule/
Fuego
sinya
/sinja/
Sol
ewia
/ewia/
Luna
siane
/sjane/
Madre
enwo
/enwo/
Padre
ekyele
/ecele/
Comer
di
/di/
Beber
nu
/nu/
Amor
ɛlɔlɛ
/ɛlɔlɛ/
Corazón
ahonle
/ahonle/
Árbol
baka
/baka/
Casa
suakɛ
/suakɛ/
Perro
kraman
/kraman/
Gato
agyinamoa
/adʑinamoa/
Mano
ɛsa
/ɛsa/
Ojo
anye
/anje/
Hola
akwaaba
/akʷaːba/
Gracias
medaase
/medaase/
Uno
kʊ
/kʊ/
Bueno
kpa
/kpa/
Fuentes
Palabras comparadas
Comparado con lenguas Niger-Congo relacionadas
| Significado | Nzima | acano (twi) | baulé | maorí de las Cook | Kanite | Konso | niueano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua | nzule /nzule/ | nsuo /nsuo/ | nzue /nzue/ | vai /vai/ | nai /nai/ | inanta /inanta/ | vai /vai/ |
| Fuego | sinya /sinja/ | ogya /odʑa/ | sin /sĩ/ | ahi /ahi/ | lo /lo/ | iya /ija/ | afi /afi/ |
| Sol | ewia /ewia/ | owia /owia/ | wia /wia/ | rā /raː/ | suka /suka/ | kawa /kawa/ | lā /laː/ |
| Luna | siane /sjane/ | ɔsrane /ɔsrane/ | anglo /aŋlo/ | marama /marama/ | ika /ika/ | ayeena /ajeːna/ | mahina /mahina/ |
| Madre | enwo /enwo/ | ɛna /ɛna/ | nin /nĩ/ | māmā /maːmaː/ | nene /nene/ | eedda /eːdːa/ | matua fifine /matua fifine/ |
| Padre | ekyele /ecele/ | agya /adʑa/ | baba /baba/ | pāpā /paːpaː/ | nafa /nafa/ | abba /abːa/ | matua taane /matua taːne/ |
| Comer | di /di/ | didi /didi/ | di /di/ | kai /kai/ | ne /ne/ | ihaa /ihaː/ | kai /kai/ |
| Beber | nu /nu/ | nom /nom/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | inu /inu/ | ne /ne/ | inakkaa /inakːaː/ | inu /inu/ |
| Amor | ɛlɔlɛ /ɛlɔlɛ/ | ɔdɔ /ɔdɔ/ | klo /klo/ | aro'a /aɾoʔa/ | avesi /avesi/ | jaalla /dʒaːlːa/ | fakaalofa /fakaalofa/ |
| Corazón | ahonle /ahonle/ | akoma /akoma/ | awlɛn /awlɛ̃/ | ngākau /ŋaːkau/ | agu /aɡu/ | onna /onːa/ | fatu /fatu/ |
| Árbol | baka /baka/ | dua /dua/ | waka /waka/ | rākau /raːkau/ | yafa /jafa/ | ergaa /erɡaː/ | akau /akau/ |
| Casa | suakɛ /suakɛ/ | efie /efie/ | sua /sua/ | 'are /ʔaɾe/ | no /no/ | mana /mana/ | fale /fale/ |
| Perro | kraman /kraman/ | kraman /kraman/ | alua /alua/ | kurī /kuɾiː/ | ovava /ovava/ | kareta /kaɾeta/ | kuli /kuli/ |
| Gato | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | bisua /bisua/ | ngiao /ŋiao/ | pusi /pusi/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Mano | ɛsa /ɛsa/ | nsa /nsa/ | sa /sa/ | rima /ɾima/ | azana /azana/ | harka /haɾka/ | lima /lima/ |
| Ojo | anye /anje/ | aniwa /aniwa/ | nyrun /ɲɾũ/ | mata /mata/ | avu /avu/ | ila /ila/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hola | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | akwaba /akwaba/ | kia orāna /kia oɾaːna/ | naipa /naipa/ | akkam /akːam/ | fakaalofa atu /fakaalofa atu/ |
| Gracias | medaase /medaase/ | medaase /medaase/ | moh /mo/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | susu /susu/ | galta /ɡalta/ | fakaaue /fakaaue/ |
| Uno | kʊ /kʊ/ | baako /baːko/ | kun /kũ/ | ta'i /taʔi/ | magoke /maɡoke/ | takka /takːa/ | taha /taha/ |
| Bueno | kpa /kpa/ | pa /pa/ | kpa /kpa/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | knaga /knaɡa/ | fayye /fajːe/ | mitaki /mitaki/ |
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