Kishambaa
Shambala
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Northeast Coast)
Shambala (Kishambaa, also Sambaa) is a Bantu G23 language of the Usambara mountains in northeastern Tanzania, the language of the Shambaa people whose 19th-century Kingdom of Usambara under King Kimweri ye Nyumbai was an important pre-colonial polity. The Roehl (1911) German missionary dictionary was the first comprehensive lexical resource. Despite the small modern speaker base relative to Swahili, Shambala retains active intergenerational transmission in mountain villages where its rich agricultural vocabulary maps the elevation-zoned ecology.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Shambala
Acqua
mazi
/mazi/
Fuoco
moto
/moto/
Sole
zuwa
/zuwa/
Luna
mwezi
/mwezi/
Madre
mama
/mama/
Padre
baba
/baba/
Mangiare
kuya
/kuja/
Bere
kunywa
/kuɲwa/
Amore
kwenda
/kwenda/
Cuore
mwoyo
/mwojo/
Albero
mti
/mti/
Casa
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Cane
mbwa
/mbwa/
Gatto
paka
/paka/
Mano
ukono
/ukono/
Occhio
izo
/izo/
Ciao
nashukuru
/naʃukuɾu/
Grazie
asante
/asante/
Uno
imo
/imo/
Buono
hedi
/hedi/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Northeast Coast) correlate
| Significato | Shambala | Makonde | Machame | Sena | Nyaturu | Nyamwezi | Asu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | mazi /mazi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mringa /mɾiŋɡa/ | madzi /madzi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | minzi /minzi/ | mende /mende/ |
| Fuoco | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | mòò /moːʔ/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | mshika /mʃika/ |
| Sole | zuwa /zuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | ìsùwà /isuwa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | nzua /nzua/ | izuba /izuβa/ | nyu /ɲu/ |
| Luna | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ |
| Madre | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ | mama /mama/ | mayu /majʊ/ | mama /mama/ |
| Padre | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Mangiare | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | ìlya /iʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kurya /kuɾja/ |
| Bere | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | ìnyo /iɲo/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ |
| Amore | kwenda /kwenda/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | ìkwenda /ikwenda/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | lumba /lumba/ |
| Cuore | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | mòyò /mojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ |
| Albero | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mtí /mti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | umuti /umuti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ |
| Casa | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | kaya /kaja/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Cane | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Gatto | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mano | ukono /ukono/ | nkono /nkono/ | kùoòko /kuoːko/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ikobo /ikoβo/ | mkono /mkono/ |
| Occhio | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | rítiò /ɾitio/ | diso /diso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | liso /liso/ | jicho /dʒitʃo/ |
| Ciao | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | máshàlòmà /maʃaloma/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mwadita /mwadita/ | shiloi /ʃiloi/ |
| Grazie | asante /asante/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | ahsànte /ahsante/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ |
| Uno | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | ìmwí /imwi/ | posi /posi/ | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ | imwe /imwe/ |
| Buono | hedi /hedi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | ìchá /itʃa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | kihi /kihi/ | lihi /lihi/ | mwamba /mwamba/ |
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