Nzɛma
Nzéma
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 mots essentiels en Nzéma
Eau
nzule
/nzule/
Feu
sinya
/sinja/
Soleil
ewia
/ewia/
Lune
siane
/sjane/
Mère
enwo
/enwo/
Père
ekyele
/ecele/
Manger
di
/di/
Boire
nu
/nu/
Amour
ɛlɔlɛ
/ɛlɔlɛ/
Cœur
ahonle
/ahonle/
Arbre
baka
/baka/
Maison
suakɛ
/suakɛ/
Chien
kraman
/kraman/
Chat
agyinamoa
/adʑinamoa/
Main
ɛsa
/ɛsa/
Œil
anye
/anje/
Bonjour
akwaaba
/akʷaːba/
Merci
medaase
/medaase/
Un
kʊ
/kʊ/
Bon
kpa
/kpa/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Niger-Congo apparentées
| Sens | Nzéma | akan (twi) | baoulé | maori des îles Cook | Kanite | Konso | niouéen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | nzule /nzule/ | nsuo /nsuo/ | nzue /nzue/ | vai /vai/ | nai /nai/ | inanta /inanta/ | vai /vai/ |
| Feu | sinya /sinja/ | ogya /odʑa/ | sin /sĩ/ | ahi /ahi/ | lo /lo/ | iya /ija/ | afi /afi/ |
| Soleil | ewia /ewia/ | owia /owia/ | wia /wia/ | rā /raː/ | suka /suka/ | kawa /kawa/ | lā /laː/ |
| Lune | siane /sjane/ | ɔsrane /ɔsrane/ | anglo /aŋlo/ | marama /marama/ | ika /ika/ | ayeena /ajeːna/ | mahina /mahina/ |
| Mère | enwo /enwo/ | ɛna /ɛna/ | nin /nĩ/ | māmā /maːmaː/ | nene /nene/ | eedda /eːdːa/ | matua fifine /matua fifine/ |
| Père | ekyele /ecele/ | agya /adʑa/ | baba /baba/ | pāpā /paːpaː/ | nafa /nafa/ | abba /abːa/ | matua taane /matua taːne/ |
| Manger | di /di/ | didi /didi/ | di /di/ | kai /kai/ | ne /ne/ | ihaa /ihaː/ | kai /kai/ |
| Boire | nu /nu/ | nom /nom/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | inu /inu/ | ne /ne/ | inakkaa /inakːaː/ | inu /inu/ |
| Amour | ɛlɔlɛ /ɛlɔlɛ/ | ɔdɔ /ɔdɔ/ | klo /klo/ | aro'a /aɾoʔa/ | avesi /avesi/ | jaalla /dʒaːlːa/ | fakaalofa /fakaalofa/ |
| Cœur | ahonle /ahonle/ | akoma /akoma/ | awlɛn /awlɛ̃/ | ngākau /ŋaːkau/ | agu /aɡu/ | onna /onːa/ | fatu /fatu/ |
| Arbre | baka /baka/ | dua /dua/ | waka /waka/ | rākau /raːkau/ | yafa /jafa/ | ergaa /erɡaː/ | akau /akau/ |
| Maison | suakɛ /suakɛ/ | efie /efie/ | sua /sua/ | 'are /ʔaɾe/ | no /no/ | mana /mana/ | fale /fale/ |
| Chien | kraman /kraman/ | kraman /kraman/ | alua /alua/ | kurī /kuɾiː/ | ovava /ovava/ | kareta /kaɾeta/ | kuli /kuli/ |
| Chat | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | bisua /bisua/ | ngiao /ŋiao/ | pusi /pusi/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Main | ɛsa /ɛsa/ | nsa /nsa/ | sa /sa/ | rima /ɾima/ | azana /azana/ | harka /haɾka/ | lima /lima/ |
| Œil | anye /anje/ | aniwa /aniwa/ | nyrun /ɲɾũ/ | mata /mata/ | avu /avu/ | ila /ila/ | mata /mata/ |
| Bonjour | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | akwaba /akwaba/ | kia orāna /kia oɾaːna/ | naipa /naipa/ | akkam /akːam/ | fakaalofa atu /fakaalofa atu/ |
| Merci | medaase /medaase/ | medaase /medaase/ | moh /mo/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | susu /susu/ | galta /ɡalta/ | fakaaue /fakaaue/ |
| Un | kʊ /kʊ/ | baako /baːko/ | kun /kũ/ | ta'i /taʔi/ | magoke /maɡoke/ | takka /takːa/ | taha /taha/ |
| Bon | kpa /kpa/ | pa /pa/ | kpa /kpa/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | knaga /knaɡa/ | fayye /fajːe/ | mitaki /mitaki/ |
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