Wolayttattuwaa
wolaytta
Afro-Asiatic (Omotic)
Wolaytta is one of the largest Omotic languages, spoken by ~2M in the Wolaita Zone of southern Ethiopia. Omotic is a divergent branch of Afro-Asiatic (some scholars argue it is a separate family). Wolaytta features a rich vowel-length contrast, complex case marking with focus particles, and SOV word order. Used in primary education and local broadcasting since the 1990s federal language policy. Written in Latin (Wolaytta New Alphabet, 1991) replacing earlier Ethiopic.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in wolaytta
Acqua
haatta
/haːtːa/
Fuoco
tama
/tama/
Sole
awa
/awa/
Luna
ageena
/aɡeːna/
Madre
aaya
/aːja/
Padre
aawa
/aːwa/
Mangiare
miya
/miːja/
Bere
ushiya
/uʃija/
Amore
siiqaa
/siːqaː/
Cuore
wozanaa
/wozanaː/
Albero
mittaa
/mitːaː/
Casa
keettaa
/keːtːaː/
Cane
kanaa
/kanaː/
Gatto
gaaduwaa
/ɡaːduwaː/
Mano
kushiyaa
/kuʃijaː/
Occhio
ayfee
/ajfeː/
Ciao
saro
/saro/
Grazie
galatay
/ɡalataj/
Uno
issino
/isːino/
Buono
lo'o
/loʔo/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Afro-Asiatic (Omotic) correlate
| Significato | wolaytta | Aari | Konso | sidamo | Aramaico | Gedeo | siriaco classico |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | haatta /haːtːa/ | waki /waki/ | inanta /inanta/ | waayyo /waːjːo/ | ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ | woyye /wojːe/ | ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ |
| Fuoco | tama /tama/ | mola /mola/ | iya /ija/ | giiraa /ɡiːraː/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ | gira /ɡiɾa/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ |
| Sole | awa /awa/ | saba /saba/ | kawa /kawa/ | arrishshe /arːiʃːe/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ | ayyaʼne /ajːaʔne/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ |
| Luna | ageena /aɡeːna/ | ama /ama/ | ayeena /ajeːna/ | agana /aɡana/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ | agina /aɡina/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ |
| Madre | aaya /aːja/ | inde /inde/ | eedda /eːdːa/ | ama /ama/ | ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/ | aaki /aːki/ | ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/ |
| Padre | aawa /aːwa/ | baba /baba/ | abba /abːa/ | anna /anːa/ | ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/ | eke /eke/ | ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/ |
| Mangiare | miya /miːja/ | itte /itːe/ | ihaa /ihaː/ | itaa /itaː/ | ܐܟܠ /ʔaːχel/ | ittu /itːu/ | ܐܟܠ /ʔeχal/ |
| Bere | ushiya /uʃija/ | ushe /uʃe/ | inakkaa /inakːaː/ | aguraa /aɡuraː/ | ܫܬܐ /ʃtaː/ | agittu /aɡitːu/ | ܐܫܬܝ /ʔeʃtiː/ |
| Amore | siiqaa /siːqaː/ | gaya /ɡaja/ | jaalla /dʒaːlːa/ | baxa /baxa/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubbaː/ | baxxa /baxːa/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubbaː/ |
| Cuore | wozanaa /wozanaː/ | lubba /lubːa/ | onna /onːa/ | wodanaa /wodanaː/ | ܠܒܐ /lebbaː/ | mishi /miʃi/ | ܠܒܐ /lebbaː/ |
| Albero | mittaa /mitːaː/ | miza /miza/ | ergaa /erɡaː/ | haqqe /haqːe/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ʔiːlaːnaː/ | haqqa /haqːa/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ʔiːlaːnaː/ |
| Casa | keettaa /keːtːaː/ | kara /kara/ | mana /mana/ | mine /mine/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajtaː/ | mine /mine/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajθaː/ |
| Cane | kanaa /kanaː/ | kana /kana/ | kareta /kaɾeta/ | minceeti /mintʃeːti/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbaː/ | kaneessa /kaneːsːa/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbaː/ |
| Gatto | gaaduwaa /ɡaːduwaː/ | shanɡo /ʃaŋɡo/ | adurree /aduɾːeː/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunnaːraː/ | adurre /aduɾːe/ | ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunnaːraː/ |
| Mano | kushiyaa /kuʃijaː/ | kushum /kuʃum/ | harka /haɾka/ | anga /anɡa/ | ܐܝܕܐ /ʔiːðaː/ | anga /aŋɡa/ | ܐܝܕܐ /ʔiːðaː/ |
| Occhio | ayfee /ajfeː/ | aafo /aːfo/ | ila /ila/ | ille /ilːe/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajnaː/ | ille /ilːe/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajnaː/ |
| Ciao | saro /saro/ | saro /saro/ | akkam /akːam/ | nagaa yi'ne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːmaː/ | mooye /moːje/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːmaː/ |
| Grazie | galatay /ɡalataj/ | galatoma /ɡalatoma/ | galta /ɡalta/ | gali'ne /ɡaliʔne/ | ܬܘܕܝ /tawdiː/ | galaata /ɡalaːta/ | ܫܘܒܚܐ /ʃubħaː/ |
| Uno | issino /isːino/ | kollo /kolːo/ | takka /takːa/ | mitto /mitːo/ | ܚܕ /ħað/ | mitto /mitːo/ | ܚܕ /ħað/ |
| Buono | lo'o /loʔo/ | goodi /ɡoːdi/ | fayye /fajːe/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaːβaː/ | danee /daneː/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaːβaː/ |
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