Mayangna

Sumo

Misumalpan

FamilleMisumalpan Locuteurs~10K (Nicaragua ~8K + Honduras ~2K) ÉcritureLatin PaysNicaragua Langue officielleNicaragua Vitalitévulnerable ISO 639-3sum

Sumo (Mayangna) is one of the two surviving Misumalpan languages, sister to Miskito (msu/miq). The Misumalpan family is a small isolated language family of Central America (Nicaragua, Honduras), comprising only Sumo and Miskito as living languages plus several extinct varieties. The Sumo (or Mayangna, the autonym) people are concentrated in the Bonanza-Rosita-Siuna mining triangle of the Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua, with smaller populations in Honduras's Mosquitia. Linguistically, Sumo shares Misumalpan features with Miskito: SOV constituent order, postpositions, complex polypersonal verb morphology, and a tonal system. The Mayangna identity has been the focus of community-led revitalization since the 1990s, with the Mayangna Yamni Indigenous Federation supporting language preservation.

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20 mots essentiels en Sumo

Eau

was

/was/

Feu

kuh

/kuh/

Soleil

waiku

/waiku/

Lune

waikuh

/waikuh/

Mère

nuh

/nuh/

Père

papang

/papaŋ/

Manger

piru

/piɾu/

Boire

di

/di/

Amour

walai

/walai/

Cœur

/maː/

Arbre

âu

/aːu/

Maison

utla

/utla/

Chien

suluk

/suluk/

Chat

mistuh

/mistuh/

Main

ting

/tiŋ/

Œil

nakra

/nakɾa/

Bonjour

naksa

/naksa/

Merci

yaisi

/jaisi/

Un

as

/as/

Bon

pain

/pain/

Sources

Mots comparés

Comparé aux langues Misumalpan apparentées

Sens SumotuvaluanMussau-emiralampungbugisibanMāori
Eau was /was/ vai /vai/ eai /eai/ way /waj/ wae /wae/ ai /ai/ wai /wai/
Feu kuh /kuh/ afi /afi/ kapok /kapok/ apui /apui/ api /api/ api /api/ ahi /ahi/
Soleil waiku /waiku/ laa /laː/ ariu /aɾiu/ matarani /matarani/ mata esso /mata esːo/ mata-ari /mataari/ /ɾaː/
Lune waikuh /waikuh/ masina /masina/ malam /malam/ bulan /bulan/ uleng /uleŋ/ bulan /bulan/ marama /maɾama/
Mère nuh /nuh/ maatua /maːtua/ nia /nia/ ina /ina/ indo /indo/ indai /indai/ whaea /ɸaea/
Père papang /papaŋ/ tamana /tamana/ tama /tama/ kemamang /kemamaŋ/ ambo /ambo/ apai /apai/ matua /matua/
Manger piru /piɾu/ kai /kai/ anu /anu/ nganik /ŋanik/ mandre /mandɾe/ makai /makai/ kai /kai/
Boire di /di/ inu /inu/ inum /inum/ nginum /ŋinum/ minung /minuŋ/ ngirup /ŋirup/ inu /inu/
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