Kirimi
Nyaturu
Niger-Congo
Nyaturu (Kirimi, autonymously Kinyaturu) is a Bantu language of the Tanzania Central Bantu group (Glottolog F32), spoken by approximately 570,000 people in the Singida Region of central Tanzania, around the town of Singida (the regional capital and Nyaturu cultural center). The Nyaturu people are traditionally semi-nomadic cattle pastoralists and millet-sorghum agriculturalists of the central Tanzanian semi-arid plateau, sharing Lake Eyasi/Singida cluster F30 features with sister languages Langi (lag, F33) and more distantly with Nyamwezi (nym, F22). Linguistically, Nyaturu has typical Eastern Bantu features (16+ noun classes, complex verbal morphology with subject-object-tense-aspect agreement, two-tone register system), with Olson's 1964 SIL phonological description as the major modern documentation. The community has shifted significantly to Swahili in education and urban contexts but retains Nyaturu as the dominant home language in rural villages.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Nyaturu
Acqua
maazi
/maːzi/
Fuoco
moto
/moto/
Sole
nzua
/nzua/
Luna
umweri
/umweɾi/
Madre
mama
/mama/
Padre
tata
/tata/
Mangiare
kuria
/kuɾia/
Bere
kunywa
/kuɲwa/
Amore
butogwa
/butoɡwa/
Cuore
umutima
/umutima/
Albero
umuti
/umuti/
Casa
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Cane
imbwa
/imbwa/
Gatto
paka
/paka/
Mano
ukuboko
/ukuboko/
Occhio
iriiso
/iɾiːso/
Ciao
mbukire
/mbukiɾe/
Grazie
ahsante
/ahsante/
Uno
umwe
/umwe/
Buono
kihi
/kihi/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Niger-Congo correlate
| Significato | Nyaturu | Sangu | Shambala | Nyamwezi | Kirundi | Sena | Makonde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | maazi /maːzi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | mazi /mazi/ | minzi /minzi/ | amazi /amaːzi/ | madzi /madzi/ | mashi /maʃi/ |
| Fuoco | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umuriro /umuɾiɾo/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sole | nzua /nzua/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | izuba /izuβa/ | izuba /izuba/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ |
| Luna | umweri /umweɾi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | ukwezi /ukwezi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ |
| Madre | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mayu /majʊ/ | mama /maːma/ | mai /mai/ | mama /mama/ |
| Padre | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | data /data/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Mangiare | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kurya /kuɾja/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Bere | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ |
| Amore | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | urukundo /uɾukundo/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | kupenda /kupenda/ |
| Cuore | umutima /umutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Albero | umuti /umuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | igiti /iɡiti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | mti /mti/ |
| Casa | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | kaya /kaja/ | inzu /inzu/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Cane | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ |
| Gatto | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | akayabu /akajabu/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mano | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukono /ukono/ | ikobo /ikoβo/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Occhio | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | iliho /iliho/ | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | ijisho /idʒiʃo/ | diso /diso/ | liso /liso/ |
| Ciao | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | mwadita /mwadita/ | amahoro /amahoɾo/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ |
| Grazie | ahsante /ahsante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | asante /asante/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ | murakoze /muɾakoze/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ |
| Uno | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | rimwe /ɾimwe/ | posi /posi/ | nimo /nimo/ |
| Buono | kihi /kihi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | hedi /hedi/ | lihi /lihi/ | nziza /nziza/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ |
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