Rotokas
rotokas
North Bougainville (isolate-like)
Il rotokas è celebre per uno dei più piccoli inventari fonemici del mondo: il dialetto centrale ha solo 6 consonanti (p, t, k, β, ɾ, ɡ) e 5 vocali, in tutto 11 fonemi, senza alcuna nasale. Circa 4.000 parlanti nell'interno montuoso dell'isola di Bougainville (Papua Nuova Guinea). Descritto in dettaglio da Firchow & Firchow (1973).
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in rotokas
Acqua
ovi
/oβi/
Fuoco
erava
/eɾaβa/
Sole
ravireo
/ɾaβiɾeo/
Luna
kekira
/kekiɾa/
Madre
aako
/aːko/
Padre
aite
/aite/
Mangiare
aio
/aio/
Bere
—
/—/
Amore
—
/—/
Cuore
—
/—/
Albero
evaova
/eβaoβa/
Casa
kepa
/kepa/
Cane
kaakau
/kaːkau/
Gatto
—
/—/
Mano
—
/—/
Occhio
osireito
/osiɾeito/
Ciao
ega
/eɡa/
Grazie
—
/—/
Uno
katai
/katai/
Buono
rekoreko
/ɾekoɾeko/
Fonti
- Firchow & Firchow (1973) SIL Rotokas vocabulary
- Robinson (2006) "The Phoneme Inventory of the Aita Dialect of Rotokas." Oceanic Linguistics 45(1): 206-209
- Glottolog: Rotokas (roto1249)
- WALS: Rotokas
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue North Bougainville (isolate-like) correlate
| Significato | rotokas | yangkaal | Yuchi | Frigio | Neko | Kusunda | lardil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | ovi /oβi/ | ngogo /ŋoɡo/ | cha /tʃa/ | — /—/ | wai /wai/ | tang /tɑŋ/ | kantha /kanθa/ |
| Fuoco | erava /eɾaβa/ | ngida /ŋida/ | tsoda /tsoda/ | — /—/ | titɛ /titɛ/ | yu /ju/ | jalul /d͡ʒalul/ |
| Sole | ravireo /ɾaβiɾeo/ | wargu /waɾɡu/ | dethla /dɛhla/ | — /—/ | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | nəm /nəm/ | thurara /θuɾaɾa/ |
| Luna | kekira /kekiɾa/ | waldar /waldaɾ/ | zethla /zɛhla/ | masê /maˈseː/ | — /—/ | pom /pom/ | kirdikir /kiɖikir/ |
| Madre | aako /aːko/ | ngama /ŋama/ | ahnʌh /ahnʌh/ | mater /ˈmater/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ngama /ŋama/ |
| Padre | aite /aite/ | kanda /kanda/ | — /—/ | atas /aˈtas/ | — /—/ | ama /ama/ | — /—/ |
| Mangiare | aio /aio/ | — /—/ | gʌ /ɡʌ/ | — /—/ | nei /nei/ | təim /təim/ | jitha /d͡ʒiθa/ |
| Bere | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Amore | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cuore | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Albero | evaova /eβaoβa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | tei /tei/ | cigi /t͡siɡi/ | tungal /tuŋal/ |
| Casa | kepa /kepa/ | — /—/ | tsotʔa /tsotʔa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | gepa /ɡepa/ | — /—/ |
| Cane | kaakau /kaːkau/ | — /—/ | shtsé /ʃtsɛ/ | kan /kan/ | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | agəi /aɡəi/ | ngawu /ŋawu/ |
| Gatto | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mano | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | gisi /ɡisi/ | marra /maɾa/ |
| Occhio | osireito /osiɾeito/ | miibul /miːbul/ | shela /ʃela/ | — /—/ | ta /ta/ | gam /ɡam/ | mela /mela/ |
| Ciao | ega /eɡa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Grazie | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Uno | katai /katai/ | — /—/ | hahgo /hahɡo/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | nu /nu/ | kunngirr /kuŋŋir/ |
| Buono | rekoreko /ɾekoɾeko/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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