Kirwa
Rwa
Atlantic-Congo
Rwa (Kirwa) is a Bantu language of the North Pare mountains in northeastern Tanzania, the largest variety of the Pare cluster (E.30 in Guthrie classification). The Pare people are linguistically and culturally distinct from but neighbors to the Chaga (cluster including Machame jmc, Old Moshi old, Vunjo) of Kilimanjaro to the south. Rwa preserves typical Bantu tone-and-noun-class features alongside ~10 noun classes and an active morphological aspect system. Bible translation work since the 1990s has yielded standardized literacy materials, with the Rwa New Testament published 2010s.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Rwa
Acqua
mende
/mende/
Fuoco
msika
/msika/
Sole
mlao
/mlao/
Luna
mwere
/mwere/
Madre
mama
/mama/
Padre
baba
/baba/
Mangiare
kuria
/kuria/
Bere
kunyua
/kuɲua/
Amore
lumbo
/lumbo/
Cuore
ngiti
/ŋɡiti/
Albero
mte
/mte/
Casa
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Cane
mboha
/mboha/
Gatto
paka
/paka/
Mano
mkono
/mkono/
Occhio
liso
/liso/
Ciao
kira
/kiɾa/
Grazie
asante
/asante/
Uno
mongo
/moŋɡo/
Buono
kya
/kja/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Atlantic-Congo correlate
| Significato | Rwa | Asu | Shambala | Makonde | Nyaturu | Sangu | Sena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | mende /mende/ | mende /mende/ | mazi /mazi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | madzi /madzi/ |
| Fuoco | msika /msika/ | mshika /mʃika/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sole | mlao /mlao/ | nyu /ɲu/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | nzua /nzua/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ |
| Luna | mwere /mwere/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ |
| Madre | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ |
| Padre | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Mangiare | kuria /kuria/ | kurya /kuɾja/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ |
| Bere | kunyua /kuɲua/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Amore | lumbo /lumbo/ | lumba /lumba/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kufuna /kufuna/ |
| Cuore | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | umutima /umutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Albero | mte /mte/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ |
| Casa | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Cane | mboha /mboha/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Gatto | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mano | mkono /mkono/ | mkono /mkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Occhio | liso /liso/ | jicho /dʒitʃo/ | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | iliho /iliho/ | diso /diso/ |
| Ciao | kira /kiɾa/ | shiloi /ʃiloi/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ |
| Grazie | asante /asante/ | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ | asante /asante/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ |
| Uno | mongo /moŋɡo/ | imwe /imwe/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ | posi /posi/ |
| Buono | kya /kja/ | mwamba /mwamba/ | hedi /hedi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | kihi /kihi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ |
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