Koyra Chiini
Koyra chiini
Songhai
Koyra Chiini ("city Songhai", or "Western Songhai") is the Songhai language of the Timbuktu region in Mali, spoken by ~200,000-220,000 people along the Niger River bend. The Songhai family (Koyra Chiini khq, Koyraboro Senni ses, Zarma, Tasawaq, Tagdal — 5 main varieties) shows extensive internal variation reflecting the legacy of the Songhai Empire (15th-16th c.) and its subsequent fragmentation. Koyra Chiini is the western branch, distinct from the eastern Koyraboro Senni (Gao) and Zarma (Niamey). Linguistically, Koyra Chiini has SOV constituent order, classifier-noun constructions, and an elaborate Songhai grain-trade vocabulary reflecting the historical Niger River commerce.
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20 mots essentiels en Koyra chiini
Eau
hari
/hari/
Feu
nuune
/nuːne/
Soleil
wari
/wari/
Lune
handu
/handu/
Mère
nya
/ɲa/
Père
baaba
/baːba/
Manger
ŋwa
/ŋwa/
Boire
hane
/hane/
Amour
baŋa
/baŋa/
Cœur
bine
/bine/
Arbre
tuuri
/tuːri/
Maison
huu
/huː/
Chien
hansi
/hansi/
Chat
muusu
/muːsu/
Main
kambe
/kambe/
Œil
mo
/mo/
Bonjour
fofo
/fofo/
Merci
barka
/barka/
Un
afo
/afo/
Bon
boori
/boːri/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Songhai apparentées
| Sens | Koyra chiini | Koyraboro senni | Zarma | peul | Soninké | Aari | Bishnupriya-manipuri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | hari /hari/ | hari /hari/ | hari /hari/ | ndiyam /ndijam/ | jiyi /dʒiji/ | waki /waki/ | পানি /paːni/ |
| Feu | nuune /nuːne/ | nuune /nuːne/ | danji /dandʒi/ | yiite /jiːte/ | ñaaxe /ɲaːxe/ | mola /mola/ | আগুন /aːɡun/ |
| Soleil | wari /wari/ | wayna /wajna/ | wayna /wajna/ | naange /naːŋɡe/ | kiye /kije/ | saba /saba/ | বিল /bil/ |
| Lune | handu /handu/ | handu /handu/ | handu /handu/ | lewru /lewɾu/ | kullu /kulːu/ | ama /ama/ | জুনাক /dʒunak/ |
| Mère | nya /ɲa/ | nya /ɲa/ | ñaa /ɲaː/ | yumma /jumːa/ | ma /ma/ | inde /inde/ | মা /maː/ |
| Père | baaba /baːba/ | baaba /baːba/ | baba /baba/ | baaba /baːba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | বাবা /baːba/ |
| Manger | ŋwa /ŋwa/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ | ñaamde /ɲaːmde/ | lawu /lawu/ | itte /itːe/ | খাব /kʰaːb/ |
| Boire | hane /hane/ | hane /hane/ | hañu /haɲu/ | yarude /jaɾude/ | mini /mini/ | ushe /uʃe/ | পান কর /paːn kaɾ/ |
| Amour | baŋa /baŋa/ | baŋa /baŋa/ | baa /baː/ | yiɗde /jiɗːe/ | ñaxando /ɲaxando/ | gaya /ɡaja/ | মায়া /maja/ |
| Cœur | bine /bine/ | bine /bine/ | bina /bina/ | ɓernde /ɓeɾnde/ | nene /nene/ | lubba /lubːa/ | মন /mon/ |
| Arbre | tuuri /tuːri/ | tuuri /tuːri/ | tuuri /tuːri/ | lekki /lekːi/ | yiribirinde /jiɾibiɾinde/ | miza /miza/ | গাছ /ɡaːtʃʰ/ |
| Maison | huu /huː/ | huu /huː/ | fu /fu/ | suudu /suːdu/ | ka /ka/ | kara /kara/ | ঘর /ɡʱaɾ/ |
| Chien | hansi /hansi/ | hansi /hansi/ | hansi /hansi/ | rawandu /ɾawandu/ | wulle /wulːe/ | kana /kana/ | কুট্টা /kuʈːaː/ |
| Chat | muusu /muːsu/ | muusu /muːsu/ | muusu /muːsu/ | ullundu /ulːundu/ | mussu /musːu/ | shanɡo /ʃaŋɡo/ | বিল্লি /bilːi/ |
| Main | kambe /kambe/ | kambe /kambe/ | kambe /kambe/ | junngo /dʒuŋːɡo/ | kitte /kitːe/ | kushum /kuʃum/ | হাত /haːt/ |
| Œil | mo /mo/ | mo /mo/ | mo /mo/ | yiitere /jiːteɾe/ | ñaa /ɲaː/ | aafo /aːfo/ | চোখ /tʃokʰ/ |
| Bonjour | fofo /fofo/ | fofo /fofo/ | fofo /fofo/ | jam tan /dʒam tan/ | an na siri /an na siɾi/ | saro /saro/ | নমস্কার /nomoskar/ |
| Merci | barka /barka/ | barka /barka/ | fofo /fofo/ | a jaaraama /a dʒaːɾaːma/ | inkawu /iŋkawu/ | galatoma /ɡalatoma/ | ধইন্যবাদ /dʱoinjobaːd/ |
| Un | afo /afo/ | afo /afo/ | affo /afːo/ | go'o /ɡoʔo/ | baane /baːne/ | kollo /kolːo/ | এক /ek/ |
| Bon | boori /boːri/ | boori /boːri/ | boori /boːri/ | moƴƴo /moƴːo/ | ñaxa /ɲaxa/ | goodi /ɡoːdi/ | ভালা /bʱaːlaː/ |
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