Chasu
Asu
Atlantic-Congo
Asu (also Pare, Chasu) is a Bantu language of the South Pare mountains in northeastern Tanzania, sister to North Pare Rwa (rwk) within the E.31 Pare cluster. The Pare people (Asu + Rwa together ~640K) have a distinctive iron-smelting tradition that historically supplied iron tools across the Kilimanjaro region. Linguistically, Asu shows typical Bantu E.30 features: ~10 noun classes with concord, complex tonal system, and active morphological aspect. Bible translation work since the 1990s has produced standardized Asu literacy materials, with the Asu New Testament published 2005.
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20 mots essentiels en Asu
Eau
mende
/mende/
Feu
mshika
/mʃika/
Soleil
nyu
/ɲu/
Lune
mwezi
/mwezi/
Mère
mama
/mama/
Père
baba
/baba/
Manger
kurya
/kuɾja/
Boire
kunwa
/kunwa/
Amour
lumba
/lumba/
Cœur
ngiti
/ŋɡiti/
Arbre
mti
/mti/
Maison
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Chien
mbwa
/mbwa/
Chat
paka
/paka/
Main
mkono
/mkono/
Œil
jicho
/dʒitʃo/
Bonjour
shiloi
/ʃiloi/
Merci
mwasanga
/mwasaŋɡa/
Un
imwe
/imwe/
Bon
mwamba
/mwamba/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Atlantic-Congo apparentées
| Sens | Asu | Rwa | Shambala | Makondé | Machame | Sangu | Nyaturu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | mende /mende/ | mende /mende/ | mazi /mazi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mringa /mɾiŋɡa/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | maazi /maːzi/ |
| Feu | mshika /mʃika/ | msika /msika/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | mòò /moːʔ/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Soleil | nyu /ɲu/ | mlao /mlao/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | ìsùwà /isuwa/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | nzua /nzua/ |
| Lune | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwere /mwere/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ |
| Mère | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Père | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ |
| Manger | kurya /kuɾja/ | kuria /kuria/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | ìlya /iʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuria /kuɾia/ |
| Boire | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunyua /kuɲua/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | ìnyo /iɲo/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Amour | lumba /lumba/ | lumbo /lumbo/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | ìkwenda /ikwenda/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ |
| Cœur | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | mòyò /mojo/ | umutima /umutima/ | umutima /umutima/ |
| Arbre | mti /mti/ | mte /mte/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mtí /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | umuti /umuti/ |
| Maison | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Chien | mbwa /mbwa/ | mboha /mboha/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ |
| Chat | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Main | mkono /mkono/ | mkono /mkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | nkono /nkono/ | kùoòko /kuoːko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ |
| Œil | jicho /dʒitʃo/ | liso /liso/ | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | rítiò /ɾitio/ | iliho /iliho/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ |
| Bonjour | shiloi /ʃiloi/ | kira /kiɾa/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | máshàlòmà /maʃaloma/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ |
| Merci | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ | asante /asante/ | asante /asante/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | ahsànte /ahsante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ahsante /ahsante/ |
| Un | imwe /imwe/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | ìmwí /imwi/ | imo /imo/ | umwe /umwe/ |
| Bon | mwamba /mwamba/ | kya /kja/ | hedi /hedi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | ìchá /itʃa/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | kihi /kihi/ |
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