Nzɛma
Nzima
Niger-Congo
Nzima (autonymously Nzɛma) is a Kwa language of the Niger-Congo family, spoken by around 330,000 people in the western Western Region of Ghana and adjacent eastern Côte d'Ivoire. The Nzima are most internationally famous as the home community of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's independence-era founding president, who was born in Nkroful in Nzemaland in 1909. Linguistically, Nzima is part of the Bia branch of Kwa, closely related to Ahanta and more distantly to the major Twi-Akan dialect cluster (ak). The Nzima maintain strong cultural traditions including the annual Kundum festival celebrated across Nzemaland in August/September. Nzima has a developed literary tradition supported by the Bureau of Ghana Languages, with primary education materials and Nzima-language radio programming on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Nzima
Acqua
nzule
/nzule/
Fuoco
sinya
/sinja/
Sole
ewia
/ewia/
Luna
siane
/sjane/
Madre
enwo
/enwo/
Padre
ekyele
/ecele/
Mangiare
di
/di/
Bere
nu
/nu/
Amore
ɛlɔlɛ
/ɛlɔlɛ/
Cuore
ahonle
/ahonle/
Albero
baka
/baka/
Casa
suakɛ
/suakɛ/
Cane
kraman
/kraman/
Gatto
agyinamoa
/adʑinamoa/
Mano
ɛsa
/ɛsa/
Occhio
anye
/anje/
Ciao
akwaaba
/akʷaːba/
Grazie
medaase
/medaase/
Uno
kʊ
/kʊ/
Buono
kpa
/kpa/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Niger-Congo correlate
| Significato | Nzima | akan (twi) | baoulé | maori delle Isole Cook | Kanite | Konso | niueano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | nzule /nzule/ | nsuo /nsuo/ | nzue /nzue/ | vai /vai/ | nai /nai/ | inanta /inanta/ | vai /vai/ |
| Fuoco | sinya /sinja/ | ogya /odʑa/ | sin /sĩ/ | ahi /ahi/ | lo /lo/ | iya /ija/ | afi /afi/ |
| Sole | ewia /ewia/ | owia /owia/ | wia /wia/ | rā /raː/ | suka /suka/ | kawa /kawa/ | lā /laː/ |
| Luna | siane /sjane/ | ɔsrane /ɔsrane/ | anglo /aŋlo/ | marama /marama/ | ika /ika/ | ayeena /ajeːna/ | mahina /mahina/ |
| Madre | enwo /enwo/ | ɛna /ɛna/ | nin /nĩ/ | māmā /maːmaː/ | nene /nene/ | eedda /eːdːa/ | matua fifine /matua fifine/ |
| Padre | ekyele /ecele/ | agya /adʑa/ | baba /baba/ | pāpā /paːpaː/ | nafa /nafa/ | abba /abːa/ | matua taane /matua taːne/ |
| Mangiare | di /di/ | didi /didi/ | di /di/ | kai /kai/ | ne /ne/ | ihaa /ihaː/ | kai /kai/ |
| Bere | nu /nu/ | nom /nom/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | inu /inu/ | ne /ne/ | inakkaa /inakːaː/ | inu /inu/ |
| Amore | ɛlɔlɛ /ɛlɔlɛ/ | ɔdɔ /ɔdɔ/ | klo /klo/ | aro'a /aɾoʔa/ | avesi /avesi/ | jaalla /dʒaːlːa/ | fakaalofa /fakaalofa/ |
| Cuore | ahonle /ahonle/ | akoma /akoma/ | awlɛn /awlɛ̃/ | ngākau /ŋaːkau/ | agu /aɡu/ | onna /onːa/ | fatu /fatu/ |
| Albero | baka /baka/ | dua /dua/ | waka /waka/ | rākau /raːkau/ | yafa /jafa/ | ergaa /erɡaː/ | akau /akau/ |
| Casa | suakɛ /suakɛ/ | efie /efie/ | sua /sua/ | 'are /ʔaɾe/ | no /no/ | mana /mana/ | fale /fale/ |
| Cane | kraman /kraman/ | kraman /kraman/ | alua /alua/ | kurī /kuɾiː/ | ovava /ovava/ | kareta /kaɾeta/ | kuli /kuli/ |
| Gatto | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | agyinamoa /adʑinamoa/ | bisua /bisua/ | ngiao /ŋiao/ | pusi /pusi/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Mano | ɛsa /ɛsa/ | nsa /nsa/ | sa /sa/ | rima /ɾima/ | azana /azana/ | harka /haɾka/ | lima /lima/ |
| Occhio | anye /anje/ | aniwa /aniwa/ | nyrun /ɲɾũ/ | mata /mata/ | avu /avu/ | ila /ila/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ciao | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | akwaaba /akʷaːba/ | akwaba /akwaba/ | kia orāna /kia oɾaːna/ | naipa /naipa/ | akkam /akːam/ | fakaalofa atu /fakaalofa atu/ |
| Grazie | medaase /medaase/ | medaase /medaase/ | moh /mo/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | susu /susu/ | galta /ɡalta/ | fakaaue /fakaaue/ |
| Uno | kʊ /kʊ/ | baako /baːko/ | kun /kũ/ | ta'i /taʔi/ | magoke /maɡoke/ | takka /takːa/ | taha /taha/ |
| Buono | kpa /kpa/ | pa /pa/ | kpa /kpa/ | meitaki /meitaki/ | knaga /knaɡa/ | fayye /fajːe/ | mitaki /mitaki/ |
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