Chasu
Asu
Atlantic-Congo
Asu (also Pare, Chasu) is a Bantu language of the South Pare mountains in northeastern Tanzania, sister to North Pare Rwa (rwk) within the E.31 Pare cluster. The Pare people (Asu + Rwa together ~640K) have a distinctive iron-smelting tradition that historically supplied iron tools across the Kilimanjaro region. Linguistically, Asu shows typical Bantu E.30 features: ~10 noun classes with concord, complex tonal system, and active morphological aspect. Bible translation work since the 1990s has produced standardized Asu literacy materials, with the Asu New Testament published 2005.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Asu
Acqua
mende
/mende/
Fuoco
mshika
/mʃika/
Sole
nyu
/ɲu/
Luna
mwezi
/mwezi/
Madre
mama
/mama/
Padre
baba
/baba/
Mangiare
kurya
/kuɾja/
Bere
kunwa
/kunwa/
Amore
lumba
/lumba/
Cuore
ngiti
/ŋɡiti/
Albero
mti
/mti/
Casa
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Cane
mbwa
/mbwa/
Gatto
paka
/paka/
Mano
mkono
/mkono/
Occhio
jicho
/dʒitʃo/
Ciao
shiloi
/ʃiloi/
Grazie
mwasanga
/mwasaŋɡa/
Uno
imwe
/imwe/
Buono
mwamba
/mwamba/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Atlantic-Congo correlate
| Significato | Asu | Rwa | Shambala | Makonde | Machame | Sangu | Nyaturu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | mende /mende/ | mende /mende/ | mazi /mazi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mringa /mɾiŋɡa/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | maazi /maːzi/ |
| Fuoco | mshika /mʃika/ | msika /msika/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | mòò /moːʔ/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sole | nyu /ɲu/ | mlao /mlao/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | ìsùwà /isuwa/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | nzua /nzua/ |
| Luna | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwere /mwere/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ |
| Madre | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Padre | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ |
| Mangiare | kurya /kuɾja/ | kuria /kuria/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | ìlya /iʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuria /kuɾia/ |
| Bere | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunyua /kuɲua/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | ìnyo /iɲo/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Amore | lumba /lumba/ | lumbo /lumbo/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | ìkwenda /ikwenda/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ |
| Cuore | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | mòyò /mojo/ | umutima /umutima/ | umutima /umutima/ |
| Albero | mti /mti/ | mte /mte/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mtí /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | umuti /umuti/ |
| Casa | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Cane | mbwa /mbwa/ | mboha /mboha/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ |
| Gatto | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mano | mkono /mkono/ | mkono /mkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | nkono /nkono/ | kùoòko /kuoːko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ |
| Occhio | jicho /dʒitʃo/ | liso /liso/ | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | rítiò /ɾitio/ | iliho /iliho/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ |
| Ciao | shiloi /ʃiloi/ | kira /kiɾa/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | máshàlòmà /maʃaloma/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ |
| Grazie | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ | asante /asante/ | asante /asante/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | ahsànte /ahsante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ahsante /ahsante/ |
| Uno | imwe /imwe/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | ìmwí /imwi/ | imo /imo/ | umwe /umwe/ |
| Buono | mwamba /mwamba/ | kya /kja/ | hedi /hedi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | ìchá /itʃa/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | kihi /kihi/ |
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