Kisukuma
Sukuma
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Sukuma-Nyamwezi)
Sukuma (Kisukuma) is the largest single Bantu language of Tanzania by L1 speakers, with ~5M speakers spoken predominantly in the Lake Victoria region — Mwanza, Shinyanga, Tabora, Geita and Simiyu regions. The Sukuma people are Tanzania's largest ethnic group, around 16% of the national population. The language has tone (high-low contrast on stems and tense-aspect markers) and Bantu noun-class agreement (~18 classes); it is closely related to Nyamwezi (nym), with which it forms a dialect continuum, classified together as Bantu Zone F21. Despite the large speaker community, Swahili (sw) dominates education, media, and government across Tanzania, and Sukuma has limited written tradition or media presence.
Tempat dituturkan
20 kata inti dalam Sukuma
Air
minzi
/minzi/
Api
moto
/moto/
Matahari
ilyuva
/iʎuβa/
Bulan
ng'wezi
/ŋweːzi/
Ibu
mayu
/maju/
Ayah
baba
/baba/
Makan
kulya
/kuʎa/
Minum
kuhwa
/kuhwa/
Cinta
butogwa
/butoɡwa/
Hati
ngholo
/ŋɡoːlo/
Pohon
mti
/mti/
Rumah
kaya
/kaja/
Anjing
mbwa
/mbwa/
Kucing
kalulu
/kalulu/
Tangan
nkhono
/ŋkono/
Mata
liso
/liso/
Halo
mwangaluka
/mwaŋɡaluka/
Terima kasih
nakulumba
/nakulumba/
Satu
imo
/imo/
Baik
shihi
/ʃihi/
Sumber
- Glottolog: Sukuma
- Ethnologue: suk
- Maganga & Schadeberg (1992) Kanuri Comparative Lexicon (Sukuma section)
Perbandingan kata
Dibandingkan dengan bahasa Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Sukuma-Nyamwezi) terkait
| Arti | Sukuma | Nyamwezi | Makonde | Shambala | Sangu | Sena | Yao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | minzi /minzi/ | minzi /minzi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mazi /mazi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | madzi /madzi/ | mesi /mesi/ |
| Api | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Matahari | ilyuva /iʎuβa/ | izuba /izuβa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | lyuwa /ʎuwa/ |
| Bulan | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | mwesi /mwesi/ |
| Ibu | mayu /maju/ | mayu /majʊ/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ | amao /amaː/ |
| Ayah | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | atati /atati/ |
| Makan | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Minum | kuhwa /kuhwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Cinta | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | chikondi /tʃikondi/ |
| Hati | ngholo /ŋɡoːlo/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Pohon | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | mtela /mtela/ |
| Rumah | kaya /kaja/ | kaya /kaja/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Anjing | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Kucing | kalulu /kalulu/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Tangan | nkhono /ŋkono/ | ikobo /ikoβo/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ | ngaila /ŋɡaila/ |
| Mata | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ | izo /izo/ | iliho /iliho/ | diso /diso/ | liso /liso/ |
| Halo | mwangaluka /mwaŋɡaluka/ | mwadita /mwadita/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | salama /salama/ |
| Terima kasih | nakulumba /nakulumba/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | asante /asante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | nakwete /nakwete/ |
| Satu | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | posi /posi/ | mo /mo/ |
| Baik | shihi /ʃihi/ | lihi /lihi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | hedi /hedi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | chechete /tʃetʃete/ |
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