Mampruli
Niger-Congo
Mampruli is a Gur language of the Niger-Congo family, spoken by around 330,000 people in the Northern Region of Ghana, primarily by the Mamprusi people. The Mamprusi trace their ancestry to the medieval Mamprussi Kingdom (founded in the 13th century by the legendary Tohazie/Naa Gbewaa), which is considered the parent kingdom from which the Dagomba and Nanumba kingdoms split off in the 14th century — making Mampruli the historically senior Mole-Gurma language. The Mamprusi paramount chief Naa Yamoogu rules from Nalerigu, and his court is one of the most prestigious traditional kingships of northern Ghana. Linguistically, Mampruli is closely related to Mooré (mos) of Burkina Faso and Dagbani of Ghana, with shared phonological features (vowel harmony, complex tone system) but distinct lexicon and morphology.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Mampruli
Acqua
kuom
/kuom/
Fuoco
booma
/boːma/
Sole
wuntiri
/wuntiri/
Luna
gɔoŋ
/ɡɔːŋ/
Madre
ma
/ma/
Padre
ba
/ba/
Mangiare
di
/di/
Bere
nyu
/ɲu/
Amore
paaba
/paːba/
Cuore
suuri
/suːri/
Albero
tia
/tia/
Casa
yiri
/jiri/
Cane
baaga
/baːɡa/
Gatto
nyusi
/ɲusi/
Mano
nuusi
/nuːsi/
Occhio
nini
/nini/
Ciao
n na ti bʋɔ
/n na ti bʊɔ/
Grazie
barika
/barika/
Uno
yini
/jini/
Buono
vɛla
/vɛla/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Niger-Congo correlate
| Significato | Mampruli | dagbani | mòoré | Donno So | Ngunnawal | Konabéré | fang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | kuom /kuom/ | kom /kɔm/ | koom /koːm/ | di /di/ | kungal /kuŋal/ | ji /dʒi/ | mendim /mendim/ |
| Fuoco | booma /boːma/ | buɣim /buɣim/ | bʋgʋm /bʊɡʊm/ | yɔ /jɔ/ | warba /waɻba/ | ta /ta/ | ndoa /ndoa/ |
| Sole | wuntiri /wuntiri/ | wuntaŋa /wuntaŋa/ | wəntinga /wəntiŋɡa/ | naa /naː/ | guma /ɡuma/ | tile /tile/ | zòp /zop/ |
| Luna | gɔoŋ /ɡɔːŋ/ | goli /ɡoli/ | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | ele /ele/ | birrang /biɻaŋ/ | kalo /kalo/ | ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ |
| Madre | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | ma /ma/ | na /na/ | guni /ɡuni/ | ba /ba/ | nyia /ɲia/ |
| Padre | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | pumba /pumba/ | fa /fa/ | tara /tara/ |
| Mangiare | di /di/ | di /di/ | dɩ /dɪ/ | kɔɔ /kɔː/ | daring /daɻiŋ/ | don /don/ | di /di/ |
| Bere | nyu /ɲu/ | nyu /ɲu/ | yʋ /jʊ/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | nyu /ɲu/ | min /min/ | nyu /ɲu/ |
| Amore | paaba /paːba/ | yu /ju/ | nong /noŋɡ/ | suuli /suːli/ | marmit /maɻmit/ | kana /kana/ | ndzem /ndzem/ |
| Cuore | suuri /suːri/ | suhu /suhu/ | sũur /sũːr/ | kɛɛla /kɛːla/ | mara /maɻa/ | dusu /dusu/ | nle /nle/ |
| Albero | tia /tia/ | tia /tia/ | tɩɩg /tɪːɡ/ | ti /ti/ | warabi /waɻabi/ | yiri /jiri/ | eli /eli/ |
| Casa | yiri /jiri/ | yili /jili/ | roogo /roːɡo/ | gina /ɡina/ | kuni /kuni/ | so /so/ | nda /nda/ |
| Cane | baaga /baːɡa/ | baa /baː/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | gɛɛ /ɡɛː/ | mirri /miɻi/ | fugo /fuɡo/ | mvu /mvu/ |
| Gatto | nyusi /ɲusi/ | jɛŋkuno /dʒɛŋkuno/ | yʋʋga /jʊːɡa/ | monyi /moɲi/ | poosi /puːsi/ | nyukuma /ɲukuma/ | esin /esin/ |
| Mano | nuusi /nuːsi/ | nuu /nuː/ | nug /nuɡ/ | nu /nu/ | mara /maɻa/ | bolo /bolo/ | wɔ /wɔ/ |
| Occhio | nini /nini/ | nini /nini/ | nin /nin/ | gi /ɡi/ | mil /mil/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | dis /dis/ |
| Ciao | n na ti bʋɔ /n na ti bʊɔ/ | dasiba /dasiba/ | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | agandɛla /aɡandɛla/ | yumalundi /jumalundi/ | ka kɛ /ka kɛ/ | mbolo /mbolo/ |
| Grazie | barika /barika/ | mpaɣya /mpaɣja/ | barka /barka/ | biguƞ /biɡũ/ | miyamala /mijamala/ | baraka /baɾaka/ | akiba /akiba/ |
| Uno | yini /jini/ | yini /jini/ | a yɛmbɛr /a jɛmbɛr/ | tum /tum/ | guma /ɡuma/ | kelen /kelen/ | bok /bok/ |
| Buono | vɛla /vɛla/ | viɛla /viɛla/ | sõma /sõma/ | suuli /suːli/ | walunga /waluŋa/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ | mbeng /mbeŋ/ |
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