Kĩembu
Embu
Niger-Congo (Atlantic-Congo, Bantu, E.50)
Embu (Kĩembu) is a Bantu language of the Central Kenya Highlands spoken by the Embu people of Embu County and adjacent Tharaka-Nithi and Kirinyaga counties on the southeastern slopes of Mount Kenya, with ~600K speakers. It belongs to the Bantu E.50 (Central Kenya Bantu) group together with Kikuyu (ki, kik), Meru (mer), Kamba (kam) and others, and shares many cognates and grammatical features with these neighbors. Like other Bantu languages, Embu has a noun-class system (~18 classes), agglutinative verbal morphology, and tonal phonology. Recognized as an indigenous Kenyan language under the 2010 constitution. Strong oral tradition; bible translation completed late 20th century.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Embu
Acqua
mai
/mai/
Fuoco
mwaki
/mwaki/
Sole
rĩũa
/ɾiua/
Luna
mweri
/mweɾi/
Madre
mami
/mami/
Padre
baba
/baba/
Mangiare
kũrĩa
/kuɾia/
Bere
kũnyua
/kuɲua/
Amore
wendo
/wendo/
Cuore
ngoro
/ŋɡoɾo/
Albero
mũtĩ
/muti/
Casa
nyũmba
/ɲumba/
Cane
ngui
/ŋɡui/
Gatto
nyau
/ɲau/
Mano
guoko
/ɡuoko/
Occhio
riitho
/ɾiːθo/
Ciao
mwega
/mweɡa/
Grazie
nĩ baba
/ni baba/
Uno
ĩmwe
/imwe/
Buono
mwega
/mweɡa/
Fonti
- Ethnologue: ebu
- Mwaniki (1973) The Living History of Embu and Mbeere
- Maho (2009) NUGL Online (Bantu E.50 group)
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Niger-Congo (Atlantic-Congo, Bantu, E.50) correlate
| Significato | Embu | kikuyu | Meru | Kamba | Asu | Nyaturu | Shambala |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | mai /mai/ | maaĩ /maːi/ | rũũjĩ /ɾuːdʒi/ | kĩw'ũ /kiwu/ | mende /mende/ | maazi /maːzi/ | mazi /mazi/ |
| Fuoco | mwaki /mwaki/ | mwaki /mwaki/ | mwaki /mwaki/ | mwaki /mwaki/ | mshika /mʃika/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sole | rĩũa /ɾiua/ | rĩũa /ɾiwa/ | rĩũa /ɾiua/ | syũa /sjua/ | nyu /ɲu/ | nzua /nzua/ | zuwa /zuwa/ |
| Luna | mweri /mweɾi/ | mweri /mweɾi/ | mweri /mweɾi/ | mwei /mwei/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ |
| Madre | mami /mami/ | maitũ /maitu/ | mami /mami/ | mwaitũ /mwaitu/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Padre | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | asa /asa/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ |
| Mangiare | kũrĩa /kuɾia/ | kũrĩa /kuɾia/ | kũrĩa /kuɾia/ | kũya /kuja/ | kurya /kuɾja/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kuya /kuja/ |
| Bere | kũnyua /kuɲua/ | kũnyua /kuɲua/ | kũnyũa /kuɲua/ | kũnywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Amore | wendo /wendo/ | wendo /wendo/ | wendo /wendo/ | wendo /wendo/ | lumba /lumba/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kwenda /kwenda/ |
| Cuore | ngoro /ŋɡoɾo/ | ngoro /ŋɡoɾo/ | ngoro /ŋɡoɾo/ | ngoo /ŋɡoː/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | umutima /umutima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ |
| Albero | mũtĩ /muti/ | mũtĩ /muti/ | mũtĩ /muti/ | mũtĩ /muti/ | mti /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mti /mti/ |
| Casa | nyũmba /ɲumba/ | nyũmba /ɲumba/ | nyomba /ɲomba/ | nyũmba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Cane | ngui /ŋɡui/ | ngui /ŋɡui/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | ngitĩ /ŋɡiti/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Gatto | nyau /ɲau/ | nyaũ /ɲau/ | nyau /ɲau/ | mbaka /mbaka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mano | guoko /ɡuoko/ | guoko /ɡuoko/ | njara /ndʒaɾa/ | kw'oko /kwoko/ | mkono /mkono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukono /ukono/ |
| Occhio | riitho /ɾiːθo/ | riitho /riːθo/ | rĩĩthwa /ɾiːθwa/ | ĩtho /iθo/ | jicho /dʒitʃo/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | izo /izo/ |
| Ciao | mwega /mweɡa/ | wĩmwega /wimweɡa/ | mwega /mweɡa/ | mwĩaĩle /mwiaile/ | shiloi /ʃiloi/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ |
| Grazie | nĩ baba /ni baba/ | nĩ wega /ni weɡa/ | nĩ baba /ni baba/ | nĩ vinya /ni viɲa/ | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | asante /asante/ |
| Uno | ĩmwe /imwe/ | ĩmwe /imwe/ | ĩmwe /imwe/ | ĩmwe /imwe/ | imwe /imwe/ | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ |
| Buono | mwega /mweɡa/ | wega /weɡa/ | mwega /mweɡa/ | museo /museo/ | mwamba /mwamba/ | kihi /kihi/ | hedi /hedi/ |
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