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.
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20 palavras essenciais em Rwa
Água
mende
/mende/
Fogo
msika
/msika/
Sol
mlao
/mlao/
Lua
mwere
/mwere/
Mãe
mama
/mama/
Pai
baba
/baba/
Comer
kuria
/kuria/
Beber
kunyua
/kuɲua/
Amor
lumbo
/lumbo/
Coração
ngiti
/ŋɡiti/
Árvore
mte
/mte/
Casa
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Cão
mboha
/mboha/
Gato
paka
/paka/
Mão
mkono
/mkono/
Olho
liso
/liso/
Olá
kira
/kiɾa/
Obrigado
asante
/asante/
Um
mongo
/moŋɡo/
Bom
kya
/kja/
Fontes
Palavras comparadas
Comparado com línguas Atlantic-Congo relacionadas
| Significado | Rwa | Asu | Shambala | Makonde | Nyaturu | Sangu | Sena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | mende /mende/ | mende /mende/ | mazi /mazi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | madzi /madzi/ |
| Fogo | msika /msika/ | mshika /mʃika/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sol | mlao /mlao/ | nyu /ɲu/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | nzua /nzua/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ |
| Lua | mwere /mwere/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ |
| Mãe | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ |
| Pai | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Comer | kuria /kuria/ | kurya /kuɾja/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ |
| Beber | kunyua /kuɲua/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Amor | lumbo /lumbo/ | lumba /lumba/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kufuna /kufuna/ |
| Coração | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | ngiti /ŋɡiti/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | mtima /mtima/ | umutima /umutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Árvore | 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/ |
| Cão | mboha /mboha/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Gato | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mão | mkono /mkono/ | mkono /mkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Olho | liso /liso/ | jicho /dʒitʃo/ | izo /izo/ | liso /liso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | iliho /iliho/ | diso /diso/ |
| Olá | kira /kiɾa/ | shiloi /ʃiloi/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ |
| Obrigado | asante /asante/ | mwasanga /mwasaŋɡa/ | asante /asante/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ |
| Um | mongo /moŋɡo/ | imwe /imwe/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ | posi /posi/ |
| Bom | kya /kja/ | mwamba /mwamba/ | hedi /hedi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | kihi /kihi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ |
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