Yacouba
Dan
Niger-Congo (Mande, Eastern, Southern)
Dan (also called Yacouba in Côte d'Ivoire and Gio in Liberia) is an Eastern Mande language of the western Côte d'Ivoire-Liberia border region around the city of Man. Notable for an exceptionally complex tone system: 5 contrastive level tones plus contour tones, totalling 12-14 tonal categories — among the richest tone inventories documented for any African language. The Dan people are also famous for the iconic Dan masks of Man (gle masks), which became important reference works in early-20th-century European art history.
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20 parole essenziali in Dan
Acqua
yi
/ji/
Fuoco
siŋ
/siŋ/
Sole
lai
/lai/
Luna
siŋ
/siŋ/
Madre
da
/da/
Padre
de
/de/
Mangiare
dɛ
/dɛ/
Bere
mi
/mi/
Amore
be
/be/
Cuore
gbɔɔ
/ɡbɔː/
Albero
gbe
/ɡbe/
Casa
kɔ
/kɔ/
Cane
gbɛ
/ɡbɛ/
Gatto
nyaa
/ɲaː/
Mano
kɔ
/kɔ/
Occhio
ŋkɛ̃
/ŋkɛ̃/
Ciao
daka
/daka/
Grazie
kpe
/kpe/
Uno
do
/do/
Buono
ka
/ka/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Niger-Congo (Mande, Eastern, Southern) correlate
| Significato | Dan | Mano | Vai | ingush | ceceno | Susu | Warao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | yi /ji/ | yi /ji/ | ꕜꕩ /daja/ | хий /xij/ | хи /xi/ | yi /ji/ | hoidu /hojdu/ |
| Fuoco | siŋ /siŋ/ | kɔ /kɔ/ | ꕪꔻ /kaːsi/ | цӏе /tsʼe/ | цӏе /tsʼe/ | te /te/ | hekunu /hekunu/ |
| Sole | lai /lai/ | lɛ /lɛ/ | ꕒꔧ /foɛ/ | малх /malx/ | малх /malx/ | soge /soɡe/ | ya /ja/ |
| Luna | siŋ /siŋ/ | lɔ /lɔ/ | ꕬꖝ /laro/ | бутт /butː/ | бутт /butː/ | kike /kike/ | waniku /waniku/ |
| Madre | da /da/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ꖣ /na/ | наьна /næna/ | нана /nana/ | nga /ŋɡa/ | dani /dani/ |
| Padre | de /de/ | de /de/ | ꕝ /dɛ/ | да /da/ | да /da/ | baba /baba/ | daka /daka/ |
| Mangiare | dɛ /dɛ/ | mɛ /mɛ/ | ꕒ /fa/ | даа /daː/ | даа /daː/ | don /don/ | nahoro /nahoɾo/ |
| Bere | mi /mi/ | mi /mi/ | ꕇ /mi/ | мала /mala/ | мала /mala/ | min /min/ | osi /osi/ |
| Amore | be /be/ | ŋalo /ŋalo/ | ꖣꔆ /nai/ | безам /bezam/ | безам /bezam/ | xanunteya /xanunteja/ | anaubu /anaubu/ |
| Cuore | gbɔɔ /ɡbɔː/ | gba /ɡba/ | ꔖꕇ /sɛni/ | дог /doɡ/ | дог /doɡ/ | biye /bije/ | obonona /obonona/ |
| Albero | gbe /ɡbe/ | ka /ka/ | ꕘ /wuɾu/ | га /ɡa/ | дитт /ditː/ | wuri /wuɾi/ | dau /daw/ |
| Casa | kɔ /kɔ/ | kpɛ /kpɛ/ | ꕜꖢ /daɛ/ | цӏа /tsʼa/ | цӏа /tsʼa/ | banxi /banxi/ | hanoko /hanoko/ |
| Cane | gbɛ /ɡbɛ/ | gba /ɡba/ | ꕝꖣ /dɛni/ | жӏали /ʒˤali/ | жӏала /ʒˤala/ | barɛ /baɾɛ/ | aurahu /auɾahu/ |
| Gatto | nyaa /ɲaː/ | poso /poso/ | ꖷꖬ /musu/ | циск /tsisk/ | цициг /tsitsiɡ/ | nyɛɛsu /ɲɛːsu/ | mishi /miʃi/ |
| Mano | kɔ /kɔ/ | kɔ /kɔ/ | ꕢ /sɔ/ | куьг /kyɡ/ | куьг /kyɡ/ | belexɛ /belexɛ/ | mokomoko /mokomoko/ |
| Occhio | ŋkɛ̃ /ŋkɛ̃/ | mi /mi/ | ꖌ /ɲa/ | бӏаьрг /bˤæɾɡ/ | бӏаьрг /bˤæɾɡ/ | ya /ja/ | mu /mu/ |
| Ciao | daka /daka/ | ye /je/ | ꕒꔢ /famo/ | моаршал /moaɾʃal/ | маршалла /maɾʃalːa/ | inu uxara /inu uxaɾa/ | yakera /jakeɾa/ |
| Grazie | kpe /kpe/ | nyɛŋ /ɲɛŋ/ | ꖢꕜ /sɛda/ | баркал /baɾkal/ | баркалла /baɾkalːa/ | inu wali /inu wali/ | kase /kase/ |
| Uno | do /do/ | do /do/ | ꕴꖝ /do/ | цаӀ /tsaʔ/ | цхьа /t͡sʜa/ | keren /keɾen/ | hisaka /hisaka/ |
| Buono | ka /ka/ | kɛlɛ /kɛlɛ/ | ꖝꖢ /sue/ | дика /dika/ | дика /dika/ | fanyi /faɲi/ | yakera /jakeɾa/ |
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