Nzɛma

Nzéma

Niger-Congo

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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/

Bon

kpa

/kpa/

Sources

Mots comparés

Comparé aux langues Niger-Congo apparentées

Sens Nzémaakan (twi)baoulémaori des îles CookKaniteKonsoniouéen
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/ /raː/ suka /suka/ kawa /kawa/ /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/ inu /inu/ ne /ne/ inakkaa /inakːaː/ inu /inu/
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