Cou
tsou
Austronesian (Tsouic)
Tsou (Cou) is one of the most endangered recognized Formosan languages of Taiwan, spoken in the Alishan mountain area of Chiayi County. Six vowel system (i, e, a, o, u plus high central ɯ). Highly elaborate focus system with four voices, marked on the verb. Famous for the historic Mayasvi tribal ceremony. Severely endangered with about 4,000 speakers, ~2,000 daily L1.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in tsou
Acqua
chumu
/tsumu/
Fuoco
poepe
/poepe/
Sole
hie
/hie/
Luna
yum'au
/jumʔau/
Madre
ino
/ino/
Padre
amo
/amo/
Mangiare
bonu
/bonu/
Bere
'umnu
/ʔumnu/
Amore
yainca
/jaintsa/
Cuore
yofu
/jofu/
Albero
evi
/evi/
Casa
emoo
/emoo/
Cane
avo'u
/avoʔu/
Gatto
ngiao
/ŋiao/
Mano
muu
/muu/
Occhio
maso
/maso/
Ciao
yokeoasu
/jokeoasu/
Grazie
aveoveoyu
/aveoveoju/
Uno
cone
/tsone/
Buono
'aem'aemo
/ʔaemʔaemo/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Austronesian (Tsouic) correlate
| Significato | tsou | paiwan | tetum | Thao | Mandar | toraja-sa'dan | bunun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | chumu /tsumu/ | zaljum /zaɭum/ | bee /beː/ | nanum /nanum/ | uai /uai/ | uai /uai/ | danum /danum/ |
| Fuoco | poepe /poepe/ | sapuy /sapui/ | ahi /ahi/ | azpu /azpu/ | api /api/ | api /api/ | sapuz /sapuz/ |
| Sole | hie /hie/ | qadaw /qadaw/ | loron /loɾon/ | fitulha /fituʎa/ | mata allo /mata alːo/ | mata allo /mataʔalːo/ | vali /vali/ |
| Luna | yum'au /jumʔau/ | qiljas /qiɭas/ | fulan /fulan/ | lhmiat /ʎmiat/ | bulang /bulaŋ/ | bulan /bulan/ | buan /buan/ |
| Madre | ino /ino/ | kina /kina/ | inan /inan/ | ina /ina/ | indo /indo/ | indo /indo/ | tina /tina/ |
| Padre | amo /amo/ | kama /kama/ | aman /aman/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ama/ | ambe /ambe/ | tama /tama/ |
| Mangiare | bonu /bonu/ | keman /kəman/ | han /han/ | kuman /kuman/ | ma'ande /maʔande/ | kumande /kumande/ | maun /maun/ |
| Bere | 'umnu /ʔumnu/ | temekel /təməkəl/ | hemu /hemu/ | naqayan /naqajan/ | minung /minuŋ/ | ma'iru /maʔiru/ | muqun /muqun/ |
| Amore | yainca /jaintsa/ | nasaqaqa /nasaqaqa/ | domin /domin/ | suka /suka/ | mappinawa /mapːinawa/ | ma'pa'iya /maʔpaʔija/ | madaidaz /madaidaz/ |
| Cuore | yofu /jofu/ | varung /vaɾuŋ/ | fuan /fuan/ | putul /putul/ | ate /ate/ | penaa /penaː/ | is-ang /isaŋ/ |
| Albero | evi /evi/ | kasiw /kasiw/ | ai /ai/ | lhalum /ʎalum/ | kaju /kaju/ | kayu /kaju/ | kahu /kahu/ |
| Casa | emoo /emoo/ | umaq /umaq/ | uma /uma/ | kayan /kajan/ | boyang /bojaŋ/ | banua /banua/ | lumaq /lumaq/ |
| Cane | avo'u /avoʔu/ | vatu /vatu/ | asu /asu/ | atu /atu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ | asu /asu/ |
| Gatto | ngiao /ŋiao/ | ngiaw /ŋiaw/ | busa /busa/ | posi /posi/ | mio /mio/ | serre /serːe/ | ngingiyaw /ŋiŋijaw/ |
| Mano | muu /muu/ | lima /lima/ | liman /liman/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | ima /ima/ |
| Occhio | maso /maso/ | maca /matsa/ | matan /matan/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ciao | yokeoasu /jokeoasu/ | masalu /masalu/ | bondia /bondia/ | ya /ja/ | salama' ma'ondong /salamaʔ maʔondoŋ/ | tabe /tabe/ | uninang /uninaŋ/ |
| Grazie | aveoveoyu /aveoveoju/ | masalu /masalu/ | obrigadu /obɾiɡadu/ | mihu /mihu/ | kuru' sumanga' /kuɾuʔ sumaŋaʔ/ | kurre sumanga' /kurːe sumaŋaʔ/ | uninang /uninaŋ/ |
| Uno | cone /tsone/ | ita /ita/ | ida /ida/ | tata /tata/ | mesa /mesa/ | mesa /mesa/ | tasa /tasa/ |
| Buono | 'aem'aemo /ʔaemʔaemo/ | nguanguaq /ŋuaŋuaq/ | di'ak /diʔak/ | kapah /kapah/ | macoa /matʃoa/ | melo /melo/ | masial /masial/ |
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