Kirimi
Bahasa Nyaturu
Niger-Congo
Nyaturu (Kirimi, autonymously Kinyaturu) is a Bantu language of the Tanzania Central Bantu group (Glottolog F32), spoken by approximately 570,000 people in the Singida Region of central Tanzania, around the town of Singida (the regional capital and Nyaturu cultural center). The Nyaturu people are traditionally semi-nomadic cattle pastoralists and millet-sorghum agriculturalists of the central Tanzanian semi-arid plateau, sharing Lake Eyasi/Singida cluster F30 features with sister languages Langi (lag, F33) and more distantly with Nyamwezi (nym, F22). Linguistically, Nyaturu has typical Eastern Bantu features (16+ noun classes, complex verbal morphology with subject-object-tense-aspect agreement, two-tone register system), with Olson's 1964 SIL phonological description as the major modern documentation. The community has shifted significantly to Swahili in education and urban contexts but retains Nyaturu as the dominant home language in rural villages.
Tempat dituturkan
20 kata inti dalam Bahasa Nyaturu
Air
maazi
/maːzi/
Api
moto
/moto/
Matahari
nzua
/nzua/
Bulan
umweri
/umweɾi/
Ibu
mama
/mama/
Ayah
tata
/tata/
Makan
kuria
/kuɾia/
Minum
kunywa
/kuɲwa/
Cinta
butogwa
/butoɡwa/
Hati
umutima
/umutima/
Pohon
umuti
/umuti/
Rumah
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Anjing
imbwa
/imbwa/
Kucing
paka
/paka/
Tangan
ukuboko
/ukuboko/
Mata
iriiso
/iɾiːso/
Halo
mbukire
/mbukiɾe/
Terima kasih
ahsante
/ahsante/
Satu
umwe
/umwe/
Baik
kihi
/kihi/
Sumber
Perbandingan kata
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| Arti | Bahasa Nyaturu | Sangu | Shambala | Nyamwezi | Kirundi | Sena | Makonde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | maazi /maːzi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | mazi /mazi/ | minzi /minzi/ | amazi /amaːzi/ | madzi /madzi/ | mashi /maʃi/ |
| Api | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umuriro /umuɾiɾo/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Matahari | nzua /nzua/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | izuba /izuβa/ | izuba /izuba/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ |
| Bulan | umweri /umweɾi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | ukwezi /ukwezi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ |
| Ibu | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mayu /majʊ/ | mama /maːma/ | mai /mai/ | mama /mama/ |
| Ayah | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | data /data/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Makan | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kurya /kuɾja/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Minum | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ |
| Cinta | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | urukundo /uɾukundo/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | kupenda /kupenda/ |
| Hati | umutima /umutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Pohon | umuti /umuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | igiti /iɡiti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | mti /mti/ |
| Rumah | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | kaya /kaja/ | inzu /inzu/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Anjing | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ |
| Kucing | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | akayabu /akajabu/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Tangan | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukono /ukono/ | ikobo /ikoβo/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Mata | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | iliho /iliho/ | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | ijisho /idʒiʃo/ | diso /diso/ | liso /liso/ |
| Halo | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | mwadita /mwadita/ | amahoro /amahoɾo/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ |
| Terima kasih | ahsante /ahsante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | asante /asante/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ | murakoze /muɾakoze/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ |
| Satu | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | rimwe /ɾimwe/ | posi /posi/ | nimo /nimo/ |
| Baik | kihi /kihi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | hedi /hedi/ | lihi /lihi/ | nziza /nziza/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ |
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