KʌThemnɛ
Themné
Atlantic-Congo (Mel)
Themne (KʌThemnɛ) is one of the two largest Sierra Leonean languages alongside Mende, with ~1.5M speakers in the northern half of the country (Bombali, Tonkolili, Port Loko, Kambia, Karene districts). Part of the Mel branch of Atlantic-Congo (Niger-Congo), it is unrelated to most other major West African languages — Mel languages are restricted to Sierra Leone, Liberia, and adjacent areas. Has a grammatical noun-class system marked by class prefixes (kʌ-, ka-, m-, etc.) typical of Atlantic-Congo. Tonal language. The Themne were one of the major pre-colonial polities of the area; today Themne speakers form an important political and cultural constituency in Sierra Leone.
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20 mots essentiels en Themné
Eau
mant
/mant/
Feu
anang
/anaŋ/
Soleil
arɛ
/arɛ/
Lune
arai
/arai/
Mère
ya
/ja/
Père
pa
/pa/
Manger
ði
/ði/
Boire
di
/di/
Amour
ka-haŋkə
/kahaŋkə/
Cœur
ka-yɔn
/kajɔn/
Arbre
kʌ-ant
/kʌant/
Maison
anseth
/ansetʰ/
Chien
kabul
/kabul/
Chat
kanaŋ
/kanaŋ/
Main
anpa
/anpa/
Œil
ari
/ari/
Bonjour
seke
/seke/
Merci
sɔŋ
/sɔŋ/
Un
piɲ
/piɲ/
Bon
lɔŋ
/lɔŋ/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Atlantic-Congo (Mel) apparentées
| Sens | Themné | tao/yami | Méta' | kanouri | Malais d'Ambon | Musi | Aukan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | mant /mant/ | ranom /ranom/ | mə /mə/ | nji /ndʒi/ | aer /aer/ | ayek /ajek/ | watra /watra/ |
| Feu | anang /anaŋ/ | apuy /apuj/ | mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ | kannu /kanːu/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | faya /faja/ |
| Soleil | arɛ /arɛ/ | araw /araw/ | nyam /ɲam/ | kiŋal /kiŋal/ | mata hari /mata hari/ | matahari /matahari/ | son /soŋ/ |
| Lune | arai /arai/ | vehan /vehan/ | nuŋ /nuŋ/ | kəmbal /kəmbal/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | mun /mun/ |
| Mère | ya /ja/ | ina /ina/ | ma /ma/ | ya /ja/ | mama /mama/ | mak /mak/ | mma /mːa/ |
| Père | pa /pa/ | ama /ama/ | ta /ta/ | aba /aba/ | papa /papa/ | bapak /bapak/ | tata /tata/ |
| Manger | ði /ði/ | kuman /kuman/ | mé /me/ | bayem /bajem/ | makang /makaŋ/ | makan /makan/ | nyan /ɲaŋ/ |
| Boire | di /di/ | minum /minum/ | nyo /ɲo/ | simem /simem/ | minong /minoŋ/ | minum /minum/ | diingi /diːŋi/ |
| Amour | ka-haŋkə /kahaŋkə/ | makakdeng /makakdəŋ/ | kɔŋ /kɔŋ/ | nem-shanu /nem ʃanu/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | sayang /sajaŋ/ | lobi /lobi/ |
| Cœur | ka-yɔn /kajɔn/ | paso /paso/ | mu /mu/ | karkə /karkə/ | hati /hati/ | hati /hati/ | ati /ati/ |
| Arbre | kʌ-ant /kʌant/ | kayo /kajo/ | ti /ti/ | kasua /kasua/ | pohon /pohon/ | kayu /kaju/ | bon /boŋ/ |
| Maison | anseth /ansetʰ/ | vahay /vahaj/ | nda /nda/ | fato /fato/ | ruma /ruma/ | rumah /rumah/ | osu /osu/ |
| Chien | kabul /kabul/ | ino /ino/ | mbu /mbu/ | keri /keri/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | anjing /andʒiŋ/ | dagu /daɡu/ |
| Chat | kanaŋ /kanaŋ/ | koving /koviŋ/ | guŋ /ɡuŋ/ | yaba /jaba/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | kucing /kutʃiŋ/ | poesi /pusi/ |
| Main | anpa /anpa/ | kamay /kamaj/ | boa /boa/ | musko /musko/ | tangang /taŋaŋ/ | tangan /taŋan/ | ana /ana/ |
| Œil | ari /ari/ | mata /mata/ | dzi /dzi/ | shim /ʃim/ | mata /mata/ | mato /mato/ | ai /ai/ |
| Bonjour | seke /seke/ | akokay /akokaj/ | mɔlɔŋ /mɔlɔŋ/ | lafiya /lafija/ | hela /hela/ | halo /halo/ | fa yu de /fa ju de/ |
| Merci | sɔŋ /sɔŋ/ | ayoy /ajoj/ | nfɔn /nfɔn/ | gushibe /ɡuʃibe/ | tarima kase /tarima kase/ | terimo kasih /terimo kasih/ | gaantangi /ɡaːntaŋi/ |
| Un | piɲ /piɲ/ | asa /asa/ | mɔ /mɔ/ | tilo /tilo/ | satu /satu/ | siko /siko/ | wan /wan/ |
| Bon | lɔŋ /lɔŋ/ | mapia /mapia/ | mwa /mwa/ | ngewu /ŋɡewu/ | bagus /baɡus/ | bagus /baɡus/ | boon /boːŋ/ |
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