Cou
tsou
Austronesian (Tsouic)
Tsou (Cou) is one of the most endangered recognized Formosan languages of Taiwan, spoken in the Alishan mountain area of Chiayi County. Six vowel system (i, e, a, o, u plus high central ɯ). Highly elaborate focus system with four voices, marked on the verb. Famous for the historic Mayasvi tribal ceremony. Severely endangered with about 4,000 speakers, ~2,000 daily L1.
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20 mots essentiels en tsou
Eau
chumu
/tsumu/
Feu
poepe
/poepe/
Soleil
hie
/hie/
Lune
yum'au
/jumʔau/
Mère
ino
/ino/
Père
amo
/amo/
Manger
bonu
/bonu/
Boire
'umnu
/ʔumnu/
Amour
yainca
/jaintsa/
Cœur
yofu
/jofu/
Arbre
evi
/evi/
Maison
emoo
/emoo/
Chien
avo'u
/avoʔu/
Chat
ngiao
/ŋiao/
Main
muu
/muu/
Œil
maso
/maso/
Bonjour
yokeoasu
/jokeoasu/
Merci
aveoveoyu
/aveoveoju/
Un
cone
/tsone/
Bon
'aem'aemo
/ʔaemʔaemo/
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Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Austronesian (Tsouic) apparentées
| Sens | tsou | paiwan | tétoum | Thao | Mandar | toraja-sa'dan | bunun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | chumu /tsumu/ | zaljum /zaɭum/ | bee /beː/ | nanum /nanum/ | uai /uai/ | uai /uai/ | danum /danum/ |
| Feu | poepe /poepe/ | sapuy /sapui/ | ahi /ahi/ | azpu /azpu/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | sapuz /sapuz/ |
| Soleil | hie /hie/ | qadaw /qadaw/ | loron /loɾon/ | fitulha /fituʎa/ | mata allo /mata alːo/ | mata allo /mataʔalːo/ | vali /vali/ |
| Lune | yum'au /jumʔau/ | qiljas /qiɭas/ | fulan /fulan/ | lhmiat /ʎmiat/ | bulang /bulaŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | buan /buan/ |
| Mère | ino /ino/ | kina /kina/ | inan /inan/ | ina /ina/ | indo /indo/ | indo /indo/ | tina /tina/ |
| Père | amo /amo/ | kama /kama/ | aman /aman/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ama/ | ambe /ambe/ | tama /tama/ |
| Manger | bonu /bonu/ | keman /kəman/ | han /han/ | kuman /kuman/ | ma'ande /maʔande/ | kumande /kumande/ | maun /maun/ |
| Boire | 'umnu /ʔumnu/ | temekel /təməkəl/ | hemu /hemu/ | naqayan /naqajan/ | minung /minuŋ/ | ma'iru /maʔiru/ | muqun /muqun/ |
| Amour | yainca /jaintsa/ | nasaqaqa /nasaqaqa/ | domin /domin/ | suka /suka/ | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | ma'pa'iya /maʔpaʔija/ | madaidaz /madaidaz/ |
| Cœur | yofu /jofu/ | varung /vaɾuŋ/ | fuan /fuan/ | putul /putul/ | ate /ate/ | penaa /penaː/ | is-ang /isaŋ/ |
| Arbre | evi /evi/ | kasiw /kasiw/ | ai /ai/ | lhalum /ʎalum/ | kaju /kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | kahu /kahu/ |
| Maison | emoo /emoo/ | umaq /umaq/ | uma /uma/ | kayan /kajan/ | boyang /bojaŋ/ | banua /banua/ | lumaq /lumaq/ |
| Chien | avo'u /avoʔu/ | vatu /vatu/ | asu /asu/ | atu /atu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ |
| Chat | ngiao /ŋiao/ | ngiaw /ŋiaw/ | busa /busa/ | posi /posi/ | mio /mio/ | serre /serːe/ | ngingiyaw /ŋiŋijaw/ |
| Main | muu /muu/ | lima /lima/ | liman /liman/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | ima /ima/ |
| Œil | maso /maso/ | maca /matsa/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Bonjour | yokeoasu /jokeoasu/ | masalu /masalu/ | bondia /bondia/ | ya /ja/ | salama' ma'ondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | tabe /tabe/ | uninang /uninaŋ/ |
| Merci | aveoveoyu /aveoveoju/ | masalu /masalu/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ | mihu /mihu/ | kuru' sumanga' /kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | kurre sumanga' /kurːe sumaŋaʔ/ | uninang /uninaŋ/ |
| Un | cone /tsone/ | ita /ita/ | ida /ida/ | tata /tata/ | mesa /mesa/ | mesa /mesa/ | tasa /tasa/ |
| Bon | 'aem'aemo /ʔaemʔaemo/ | nguanguaq /ŋuaŋuaq/ | di'ak /diʔak/ | kapah /kapah/ | macoa /matʃoa/ | melo /melo/ | masial /masial/ |
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