Kĩembu
Embu
Niger-Congo (Atlantic-Congo, Bantu, E.50)
Embu (Kĩembu) is a Bantu language of the Central Kenya Highlands spoken by the Embu people of Embu County and adjacent Tharaka-Nithi and Kirinyaga counties on the southeastern slopes of Mount Kenya, with ~600K speakers. It belongs to the Bantu E.50 (Central Kenya Bantu) group together with Kikuyu (ki, kik), Meru (mer), Kamba (kam) and others, and shares many cognates and grammatical features with these neighbors. Like other Bantu languages, Embu has a noun-class system (~18 classes), agglutinative verbal morphology, and tonal phonology. Recognized as an indigenous Kenyan language under the 2010 constitution. Strong oral tradition; bible translation completed late 20th century.
Onde é falada
20 palavras essenciais em Embu
Água
mai
/mai/
Fogo
mwaki
/mwaki/
Sol
rĩũa
/ɾiua/
Lua
mweri
/mweɾi/
Mãe
mami
/mami/
Pai
baba
/baba/
Comer
kũrĩa
/kuɾia/
Beber
kũnyua
/kuɲua/
Amor
wendo
/wendo/
Coração
ngoro
/ŋɡoɾo/
Árvore
mũtĩ
/muti/
Casa
nyũmba
/ɲumba/
Cão
ngui
/ŋɡui/
Gato
nyau
/ɲau/
Mão
guoko
/ɡuoko/
Olho
riitho
/ɾiːθo/
Olá
mwega
/mweɡa/
Obrigado
nĩ baba
/ni baba/
Um
ĩmwe
/imwe/
Bom
mwega
/mweɡa/
Fontes
- Ethnologue: ebu
- Mwaniki (1973) The Living History of Embu and Mbeere
- Maho (2009) NUGL Online (Bantu E.50 group)
Palavras comparadas
Comparado com línguas Niger-Congo (Atlantic-Congo, Bantu, E.50) relacionadas
| Significado | Embu | kikuiu | Meru | Kamba | Asu | Nyaturu | Shambala |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | mai /mai/ | maaĩ /maːi/ | rũũjĩ /ɾuːdʒi/ | kĩw'ũ /kiwu/ | mende /mende/ | maazi /maːzi/ | mazi /mazi/ |
| Fogo | mwaki /mwaki/ | mwaki /mwaki/ | mwaki /mwaki/ | mwaki /mwaki/ | mshika /mʃika/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sol | rĩũa /ɾiua/ | rĩũa /ɾiwa/ | rĩũa /ɾiua/ | syũa /sjua/ | nyu /ɲu/ | nzua /nzua/ | zuwa /zuwa/ |
| Lua | mweri /mweɾi/ | mweri /mweɾi/ | mweri /mweɾi/ | mwei /mwei/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ |
| Mãe | mami /mami/ | maitũ /maitu/ | mami /mami/ | mwaitũ /mwaitu/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Pai | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | asa /asa/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ |
| Comer | kũrĩa /kuɾia/ | kũrĩa /kuɾia/ | kũrĩa /kuɾia/ | kũya /kuja/ | kurya /kuɾja/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kuya /kuja/ |
| Beber | kũnyua /kuɲua/ | kũnyua /kuɲua/ | kũnyũa /kuɲua/ | kũnywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Amor | wendo /wendo/ | wendo /wendo/ | wendo /wendo/ | wendo /wendo/ | lumba /lumba/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kwenda /kwenda/ |
| Coração | ngoro /ŋɡoɾo/ | ngoro /ŋɡoɾo/ | ngoro /ŋɡoɾo/ | ngoo /ŋɡoː/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | umutima /umutima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ |
| Árvore | mũtĩ /muti/ | mũtĩ /muti/ | mũtĩ /muti/ | mũtĩ /muti/ | mti /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mti /mti/ |
| Casa | nyũmba /ɲumba/ | nyũmba /ɲumba/ | nyomba /ɲomba/ | nyũmba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Cão | ngui /ŋɡui/ | ngui /ŋɡui/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | ngitĩ /ŋɡiti/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Gato | nyau /ɲau/ | nyaũ /ɲau/ | nyau /ɲau/ | mbaka /mbaka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mão | guoko /ɡuoko/ | guoko /ɡuoko/ | njara /ndʒaɾa/ | kw'oko /kwoko/ | mkono /mkono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukono /ukono/ |
| Olho | riitho /ɾiːθo/ | riitho /riːθo/ | rĩĩthwa /ɾiːθwa/ | ĩtho /iθo/ | jicho /dʒitʃo/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | izo /izo/ |
| Olá | mwega /mweɡa/ | wĩmwega /wimweɡa/ | mwega /mweɡa/ | mwĩaĩle /mwiaile/ | shiloi /ʃiloi/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ |
| Obrigado | nĩ baba /ni baba/ | nĩ wega /ni weɡa/ | nĩ baba /ni baba/ | nĩ vinya /ni viɲa/ | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | asante /asante/ |
| Um | ĩmwe /imwe/ | ĩmwe /imwe/ | ĩmwe /imwe/ | ĩmwe /imwe/ | imwe /imwe/ | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ |
| Bom | mwega /mweɡa/ | wega /weɡa/ | mwega /mweɡa/ | museo /museo/ | mwamba /mwamba/ | kihi /kihi/ | hedi /hedi/ |
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