Daasanach
Afro-Asiatic
Daasanach (also Dassanech, Dasenech, Reshiat) is an East Cushitic language of the Omo-Turkana cultural region, where Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan converge. The Daasanach are cattle-pastoralists whose territory is centered on the Omo River delta and Lake Turkana north shore. Linguistically, Daasanach has classic East Cushitic features: gender-based agreement, focus markers, and complex verb conjugation. The language has gained academic prominence through Mauro Tosco's 2001 reference grammar, and the Daasanach community itself has been the focus of anthropological work on cattle-pastoralist culture and gender.
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20 mots essentiels en Daasanach
Eau
no
/no/
Feu
mes
/mes/
Soleil
sicho
/sitʃo/
Lune
mar
/mar/
Mère
waana
/waːna/
Père
kaaba
/kaːba/
Manger
icho
/itʃo/
Boire
ʔurro
/ʔuro/
Amour
kashed
/kaʃed/
Cœur
lubeen
/lubeːn/
Arbre
hecho
/hetʃo/
Maison
mar
/maɾ/
Chien
kashe
/kaʃe/
Chat
paka
/paka/
Main
hark
/haɾk/
Œil
ill
/ilː/
Bonjour
nagaya
/naɡaja/
Merci
galche
/ɡaltʃe/
Un
takka
/takːa/
Bon
ash
/aʃ/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Afro-Asiatic apparentées
| Sens | Daasanach | sidamo | Konso | Oromo | Machame | Olkol | Haoussa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | no /no/ | waayyo /waːjːo/ | inanta /inanta/ | bishaan /biʃaːn/ | mringa /mɾiŋɡa/ | kupa /kupa/ | ruwa /ɾuwaː/ |
| Feu | mes /mes/ | giiraa /ɡiːraː/ | iya /ija/ | ibidda /ibidːa/ | mòò /moːʔ/ | paral /paɻal/ | wuta /wuta/ |
| Soleil | sicho /sitʃo/ | arrishshe /arːiʃːe/ | kawa /kawa/ | aduu /aduː/ | ìsùwà /isuwa/ | naŋkari /naŋkaɻi/ | rana /ɾaːnaː/ |
| Lune | mar /mar/ | agana /aɡana/ | ayeena /ajeːna/ | jiʼa /dʒiʔa/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | kakal /kakal/ | wata /wata/ |
| Mère | waana /waːna/ | ama /ama/ | eedda /eːdːa/ | haadha /haːɗa/ | mama /mama/ | ngangi /ŋaŋi/ | uwa /uwaː/ |
| Père | kaaba /kaːba/ | anna /anːa/ | abba /abːa/ | abbaa /abːaː/ | baba /baba/ | kaba /kaba/ | uba /ubaː/ |
| Manger | icho /itʃo/ | itaa /itaː/ | ihaa /ihaː/ | nyaachuu /ɲaːtʃuː/ | ìlya /iʎa/ | ngarinya /ŋaɻiɲa/ | ci /tʃiː/ |
| Boire | ʔurro /ʔuro/ | aguraa /aɡuraː/ | inakkaa /inakːaː/ | dhuguu /ɗuɡuː/ | ìnyo /iɲo/ | kupa nyaa /kupa ɲaː/ | sha /ʃaː/ |
| Amour | kashed /kaʃed/ | baxa /baxa/ | jaalla /dʒaːlːa/ | jaalala /dʒaːlala/ | ìkwenda /ikwenda/ | kanyji /kaɲɟi/ | ƙauna /kʼauna/ |
| Cœur | lubeen /lubeːn/ | wodanaa /wodanaː/ | onna /onːa/ | onnee /onːeː/ | mòyò /mojo/ | piku /piku/ | zuciya /zutʃija/ |
| Arbre | hecho /hetʃo/ | haqqe /haqːe/ | ergaa /erɡaː/ | muka /muka/ | mtí /mti/ | warray /waɾaj/ | bishiya /biʃija/ |
| Maison | mar /maɾ/ | mine /mine/ | mana /mana/ | mana /mana/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | mariŋ /maɻiŋ/ | gida /ɡida/ |
| Chien | kashe /kaʃe/ | minceeti /mintʃeːti/ | kareta /kaɾeta/ | saree /saɾeː/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | kunpa /kunpa/ | kare /kaɾe/ |
| Chat | paka /paka/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | kyanwa /kʲanwa/ |
| Main | hark /haɾk/ | anga /anɡa/ | harka /haɾka/ | harka /haɾka/ | kùoòko /kuoːko/ | mara /maɻa/ | hannu /hanːu/ |
| Œil | ill /ilː/ | ille /ilːe/ | ila /ila/ | ija /idʒa/ | rítiò /ɾitio/ | mil /mil/ | ido /idoː/ |
| Bonjour | nagaya /naɡaja/ | nagaa yi'ne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | akkam /akːam/ | akkam /akːam/ | máshàlòmà /maʃaloma/ | palya /paʎa/ | sannu /sanːu/ |
| Merci | galche /ɡaltʃe/ | gali'ne /ɡaliʔne/ | galta /ɡalta/ | galatoomi /ɡalatoːmi/ | ahsànte /ahsante/ | marlu /maɻlu/ | na gode /na ɡode/ |
| Un | takka /takːa/ | mitto /mitːo/ | takka /takːa/ | tokko /tokːo/ | ìmwí /imwi/ | kuyu /kuju/ | ɗaya /ɗaja/ |
| Bon | ash /aʃ/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | fayye /fajːe/ | gaarii /ɡaːriː/ | ìchá /itʃa/ | palya /paʎa/ | nagari /naɡaɾi/ |
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