Aghem
Kiaghem
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Grassfields, Ring)
Aghem (also Wum) is a Grassfields Bantu language of the Ring branch, spoken in the Wum area of Cameroon's Northwest Region. Linguistically influential out of proportion to its size: Larry Hyman's extensive work on Aghem (especially the 1979 monograph "Aghem Grammatical Structure") established it as a key reference language for tone, focus marking, and noun-class systems in African linguistics. Notable for an unusual two-tier focus system marked by post-verbal vs. in-situ subject placement, and a tone system with floating tones and downstep.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kiaghem
Maji
mê'
/meʔ/
Moto
ìmáa'
/imáaʔ/
Jua
kû'
/kuʔ/
Mwezi
nâa'
/naːʔ/
Mama
mò
/mo/
Baba
tâ
/ta/
Kula
nîa
/nia/
Kunywa
nyâa
/ɲaː/
Upendo
nkòŋ
/ŋkoŋ/
Moyo
mwâ
/mwa/
Mti
kpa'
/kpaʔ/
Nyumba
ndô
/ndo/
Mbwa
mbî
/mbi/
Paka
gò
/ɡo/
Mkono
kwô'
/kwoʔ/
Jicho
dyiá
/djia/
Habari
kâa'
/kaːʔ/
Asante
ŋyaa'
/ŋjaːʔ/
Moja
mò
/mo/
Nzuri
mwâ'
/mwaʔ/
Vyanzo
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Grassfields, Ring) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kiaghem | Kimeta | Kiewondo | Kikaonde | Kibulu | Kilingala | Kikongo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | mê' /meʔ/ | mə /mə/ | medzim /medzim/ | mema /mema/ | medim /medim/ | máí /mai/ | maza /maza/ |
| Moto | ìmáa' /imáaʔ/ | mɔŋ /mɔŋ/ | ndoa /ndoa/ | mujilo /mudʒilo/ | ndoa /ndoa/ | mɔ́tɔ /mɔtɔ/ | tiya /tija/ |
| Jua | kû' /kuʔ/ | nyam /ɲam/ | dzōb /dʒoːb/ | juba /dʒuba/ | zobé /zobe/ | mói /moi/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ |
| Mwezi | nâa' /naːʔ/ | nuŋ /nuŋ/ | ngɔn /ŋɡɔn/ | ñondo /ɲondo/ | ngon /ŋɡon/ | sánzá /sanza/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ |
| Mama | mò /mo/ | ma /ma/ | nyia /ɲia/ | bama /bama/ | nyia /ɲia/ | mamá /mama/ | mama /mama/ |
| Baba | tâ /ta/ | ta /ta/ | tara /taɾa/ | batata /batata/ | tata /tata/ | tatá /tata/ | tata /tata/ |
| Kula | nîa /nia/ | mé /me/ | di /di/ | kuja /kudʒa/ | dzia /dʒia/ | kolía /kolia/ | ku dia /ku dja/ |
| Kunywa | nyâa /ɲaː/ | nyo /ɲo/ | nyu /ɲu/ | kutoma /kutoma/ | nyu /ɲu/ | komɛ́la /komɛla/ | ku nua /ku nua/ |
| Upendo | nkòŋ /ŋkoŋ/ | kɔŋ /kɔŋ/ | nye'e /ɲeʔe/ | butemwe /butemwe/ | nye'a /ɲeʔa/ | bolíngo /boliŋɡo/ | zola /zola/ |
| Moyo | mwâ /mwa/ | mu /mu/ | nlem /nlem/ | muchima /mutʃima/ | nlem /nlem/ | motéma /motema/ | ntima /ntima/ |
| Mti | kpa' /kpaʔ/ | ti /ti/ | elé /ele/ | kichi /kitʃi/ | élé /ele/ | nzété /nzete/ | nti /nti/ |
| Nyumba | ndô /ndo/ | nda /nda/ | nda /nda/ | nzubo /nzubo/ | nda /nda/ | ndáko /ndako/ | nzo /nzo/ |
| Mbwa | mbî /mbi/ | mbu /mbu/ | mvu /mvu/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mvu /mvu/ | mbwá /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Paka | gò /ɡo/ | guŋ /ɡuŋ/ | esìŋga /esiŋɡa/ | kapuso /kapuso/ | esinga /esiŋɡa/ | nyáu /ɲau/ | nyau /ɲau/ |
| Mkono | kwô' /kwoʔ/ | boa /boa/ | woó /woʔo/ | kuboko /kuboko/ | wo /wo/ | lobɔ́kɔ /lobɔkɔ/ | koko /koko/ |
| Jicho | dyiá /djia/ | dzi /dzi/ | dzìs /dʒis/ | jiso /dʒiso/ | zis /zis/ | líso /liso/ | disu /disu/ |
| Habari | kâa' /kaːʔ/ | mɔlɔŋ /mɔlɔŋ/ | mbɔlɔ /mbɔlɔ/ | mwapoñai /mwapoɲai/ | mbolo /mbolo/ | mbóte /mbote/ | mboté /mbote/ |
| Asante | ŋyaa' /ŋjaːʔ/ | nfɔn /nfɔn/ | akiba /akiba/ | nasakwilila /nasakwilila/ | akiba /akiba/ | matɔ́ndɔ /matɔndɔ/ | matondo /matondo/ |
| Moja | mò /mo/ | mɔ /mɔ/ | fok /fok/ | umo /umo/ | fok /fok/ | mɔ̌kɔ́ /mɔkɔ/ | mosi /mosi/ |
| Nzuri | mwâ' /mwaʔ/ | mwa /mwa/ | mbaŋ /mbaŋ/ | kyawama /kjawama/ | mbamba /mbamba/ | malámu /malamu/ | mbote /mbote/ |
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