Kirwa
Rwa
Atlantic-Congo
Rwa (Kirwa) is a Bantu language of the North Pare mountains in northeastern Tanzania, the largest variety of the Pare cluster (E.30 in Guthrie classification). The Pare people are linguistically and culturally distinct from but neighbors to the Chaga (cluster including Machame jmc, Old Moshi old, Vunjo) of Kilimanjaro to the south. Rwa preserves typical Bantu tone-and-noun-class features alongside ~10 noun classes and an active morphological aspect system. Bible translation work since the 1990s has yielded standardized literacy materials, with the Rwa New Testament published 2010s.
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20 mots essentiels en Rwa
Eau
mende
/mende/
Feu
msika
/msika/
Soleil
mlao
/mlao/
Lune
mwere
/mwere/
Mère
mama
/mama/
Père
baba
/baba/
Manger
kuria
/kuria/
Boire
kunyua
/kuɲua/
Amour
lumbo
/lumbo/
Cœur
ngiti
/ŋɡiti/
Arbre
mte
/mte/
Maison
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Chien
mboha
/mboha/
Chat
paka
/paka/
Main
mkono
/mkono/
Œil
liso
/liso/
Bonjour
kira
/kiɾa/
Merci
asante
/asante/
Un
mongo
/moŋɡo/
Bon
kya
/kja/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Atlantic-Congo apparentées
| Sens | Rwa | Asu | Shambala | Makondé | Nyaturu | Sangu | Sena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | mende /mende/ | mende /mende/ | mazi /mazi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | madzi /madzi/ |
| Feu | msika /msika/ | mshika /mʃika/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Soleil | mlao /mlao/ | nyu /ɲu/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | nzua /nzua/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ |
| Lune | mwere /mwere/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ |
| Mère | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ |
| Père | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Manger | kuria /kuria/ | kurya /kuɾja/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ |
| Boire | kunyua /kuɲua/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Amour | lumbo /lumbo/ | lumba /lumba/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kufuna /kufuna/ |
| Cœur | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | umutima /umutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Arbre | mte /mte/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ |
| Maison | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Chien | mboha /mboha/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Chat | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Main | mkono /mkono/ | mkono /mkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Œil | liso /liso/ | jicho /dʒitʃo/ | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | iliho /iliho/ | diso /diso/ |
| Bonjour | kira /kiɾa/ | shiloi /ʃiloi/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ |
| Merci | asante /asante/ | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ | asante /asante/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ |
| Un | mongo /moŋɡo/ | imwe /imwe/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ | posi /posi/ |
| Bon | kya /kja/ | mwamba /mwamba/ | hedi /hedi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | kihi /kihi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ |
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