KʌThemnɛ

Themne

Atlantic-Congo (Mel)

FamigliaAtlantic-Congo (Mel) Parlanti~1.5M ScritturaLatin PaesiSierra Leone Lingua ufficialeNo (recognized) Vitalitàsafe ISO 639-3tem

Themne (KʌThemnɛ) is one of the two largest Sierra Leonean languages alongside Mende, with ~1.5M speakers in the northern half of the country (Bombali, Tonkolili, Port Loko, Kambia, Karene districts). Part of the Mel branch of Atlantic-Congo (Niger-Congo), it is unrelated to most other major West African languages — Mel languages are restricted to Sierra Leone, Liberia, and adjacent areas. Has a grammatical noun-class system marked by class prefixes (kʌ-, ka-, m-, etc.) typical of Atlantic-Congo. Tonal language. The Themne were one of the major pre-colonial polities of the area; today Themne speakers form an important political and cultural constituency in Sierra Leone.

Dove si parla

20 parole essenziali in Themne

Acqua

mant

/mant/

Fuoco

anang

/anaŋ/

Sole

arɛ

/arɛ/

Luna

arai

/arai/

Madre

ya

/ja/

Padre

pa

/pa/

Mangiare

ði

/ði/

Bere

di

/di/

Amore

ka-haŋkə

/kahaŋkə/

Cuore

ka-yɔn

/kajɔn/

Albero

kʌ-ant

/kʌant/

Casa

anseth

/ansetʰ/

Cane

kabul

/kabul/

Gatto

kanaŋ

/kanaŋ/

Mano

anpa

/anpa/

Occhio

ari

/ari/

Ciao

seke

/seke/

Grazie

sɔŋ

/sɔŋ/

Uno

piɲ

/piɲ/

Buono

lɔŋ

/lɔŋ/

Fonti

Parole a confronto

Confrontato con le lingue Atlantic-Congo (Mel) correlate

Significato Themnetao/yamiMeta'kanuriMalay di AmbonMusiAukan
Acqua mant /mant/ ranom /ranom/ /mə/ nji /ndʒi/ aer /aer/ ayek /ajek/ watra /watra/
Fuoco anang /anaŋ/ apuy /apuj/ mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ kannu /kanːu/ api /api/ api /api/ faya /faja/
Sole arɛ /arɛ/ araw /araw/ nyam /ɲam/ kiŋal /kiŋal/ mata hari /mata hari/ matahari /matahari/ son /soŋ/
Luna arai /arai/ vehan /vehan/ nuŋ /nuŋ/ kəmbal /kəmbal/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ mun /mun/
Madre ya /ja/ ina /ina/ ma /ma/ ya /ja/ mama /mama/ mak /mak/ mma /mːa/
Padre pa /pa/ ama /ama/ ta /ta/ aba /aba/ papa /papa/ bapak /bapak/ tata /tata/
Mangiare ði /ði/ kuman /kuman/ /me/ bayem /bajem/ makang /makaŋ/ makan /makan/ nyan /ɲaŋ/
Bere di /di/ minum /minum/ nyo /ɲo/ simem /simem/ minong /minoŋ/ minum /minum/ diingi /diːŋi/
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