Karo Bari
Bari
Nilo-Saharan
Bari (Karo Bari, "the Bari speech") is an Eastern Nilotic language of the Bari cluster, spoken across the South Sudan-Uganda border region. The Bari people are pastoral cattle-herders of the Equatorial Nile region, with their cultural homeland centered on Juba, the South Sudan capital. The Bari cluster (Bari, Mandari, Kakwa, Pojulu, Kuku) shows mutual intelligibility but distinct ethnopolitical identities. Linguistically, Bari shares Eastern Nilotic features with Maasai (mas) and Samburu (saq): tonal (high/low/mid), focus markers, masculine/feminine gender, and SVO constituent order. Italian Comboni missionaries developed the standard orthography in the 19th century; Bari has a substantial Bible translation tradition.
Où elle est parlée
20 mots essentiels en Bari
Eau
piong
/piɔŋ/
Feu
kima
/kima/
Soleil
kolong
/koloŋ/
Lune
nyepo
/ɲepo/
Mère
mama
/mama/
Père
baba
/baba/
Manger
nyo
/ɲo/
Boire
mwoi
/mwoi/
Amour
ondu
/ondu/
Cœur
lo
/lo/
Arbre
kute
/kute/
Maison
kadi
/kadi/
Chien
ngoʼlo
/ŋoʔlo/
Chat
lupa
/lupa/
Main
kindiyo
/kindijo/
Œil
kongi
/koŋɡi/
Bonjour
gwon
/ɡwon/
Merci
mungari
/muŋɡari/
Un
kelo
/kelo/
Bon
ru
/ru/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Nilo-Saharan apparentées
| Sens | Bari | ateso | sango | masaï | luo | Nahuatl huastéca oriental | Rwa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | piong /piɔŋ/ | akipi /akipi/ | ngu /ŋɡu/ | ɛŋare /ɛŋare/ | pi /pi/ | atl /atɬ/ | mende /mende/ |
| Feu | kima /kima/ | akim /akim/ | wa /wa/ | ɛnkima /ɛŋkima/ | mach /matʃ/ | titl /titɬ/ | msika /msika/ |
| Soleil | kolong /koloŋ/ | akolong /akoloŋ/ | lâ /la/ | enkolong /eŋkoloŋ/ | chieng' /tʃieŋ/ | tonatih /tonatih/ | mlao /mlao/ |
| Lune | nyepo /ɲepo/ | elap /elap/ | nzë /nzɛ/ | olapa /olapa/ | dwe /dwe/ | metztli /metstɬi/ | mwere /mwere/ |
| Mère | mama /mama/ | toto /toto/ | mama /mama/ | yieyio /jiejio/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Père | baba /baba/ | papa /papa/ | babâ /baba/ | papa /papa/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ |
| Manger | nyo /ɲo/ | akinyam /akiɲam/ | te /te/ | anya /aɲa/ | chiemo /tʃiemo/ | tlacua /tɬakʷa/ | kuria /kuria/ |
| Boire | mwoi /mwoi/ | akimat /akimat/ | nyon /ɲon/ | oŋg /oŋɡ/ | madho /maðo/ | atli /atɬi/ | kunyua /kuɲua/ |
| Amour | ondu /ondu/ | akimina /akimina/ | ndoyê /ndojɛ/ | eitalu /eitalu/ | hera /hera/ | tlazohtla /tɬasoʔtɬa/ | lumbo /lumbo/ |
| Cœur | lo /lo/ | etau /etau/ | bê /bɛ/ | oltau /oltau/ | chuny /tʃuɲ/ | yollotl /jolːotɬ/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ |
| Arbre | kute /kute/ | ekitoi /ekitoi/ | kêkê /kɛkɛ/ | olchani /oltʃani/ | yath /jaθ/ | cuahuitl /kʷawitɬ/ | mte /mte/ |
| Maison | kadi /kadi/ | ekal /ekal/ | dâ /da/ | eng'aji /ɛŋadʒi/ | ot /ot/ | calli /kalːi/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Chien | ngoʼlo /ŋoʔlo/ | ekingok /ekiŋɡok/ | mbo /mbo/ | oldia /oldia/ | guok /ɡuok/ | itzcuintli /itskʷintli/ | mboha /mboha/ |
| Chat | lupa /lupa/ | ekapa /ekapa/ | nyao /ɲao/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | mizton /miston/ | paka /paka/ |
| Main | kindiyo /kindijo/ | akan /akan/ | maboko /maboko/ | ɛŋaina /ɛŋaina/ | lwedo /lwedo/ | maitl /maitl/ | mkono /mkono/ |
| Œil | kongi /koŋɡi/ | akongu /akoŋɡu/ | lê /lɛ/ | ɛŋɔŋu /ɛŋɔŋu/ | wang' /waŋ/ | ixtli /iʃtli/ | liso /liso/ |
| Bonjour | gwon /ɡwon/ | yoga /joɡa/ | bara mo /bara mo/ | sopa /sopa/ | misawa /misawa/ | nimitzpaca /nimitspaka/ | kira /kiɾa/ |
| Merci | mungari /muŋɡari/ | eyalama /ejalama/ | singila /siŋɡila/ | ashe /aʃe/ | erokamano /erokamano/ | tlazohcamati /tɬasoʔkamati/ | asante /asante/ |
| Un | kelo /kelo/ | ediopet /ediopet/ | oko /oko/ | obo /obo/ | achiel /atʃiel/ | ce /se/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ |
| Bon | ru /ru/ | ejok /edʒok/ | nzöni /nzəni/ | sidai /sidai/ | maber /maber/ | cualli /kʷalːi/ | kya /kja/ |
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