Yacouba
Kidan
Niger-Congo (Mande, Eastern, Southern)
Dan (also called Yacouba in Côte d'Ivoire and Gio in Liberia) is an Eastern Mande language of the western Côte d'Ivoire-Liberia border region around the city of Man. Notable for an exceptionally complex tone system: 5 contrastive level tones plus contour tones, totalling 12-14 tonal categories — among the richest tone inventories documented for any African language. The Dan people are also famous for the iconic Dan masks of Man (gle masks), which became important reference works in early-20th-century European art history.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kidan
Maji
yi
/ji/
Moto
siŋ
/siŋ/
Jua
lai
/lai/
Mwezi
siŋ
/siŋ/
Mama
da
/da/
Baba
de
/de/
Kula
dɛ
/dɛ/
Kunywa
mi
/mi/
Upendo
be
/be/
Moyo
gbɔɔ
/ɡbɔː/
Mti
gbe
/ɡbe/
Nyumba
kɔ
/kɔ/
Mbwa
gbɛ
/ɡbɛ/
Paka
nyaa
/ɲaː/
Mkono
kɔ
/kɔ/
Jicho
ŋkɛ̃
/ŋkɛ̃/
Habari
daka
/daka/
Asante
kpe
/kpe/
Moja
do
/do/
Nzuri
ka
/ka/
Vyanzo
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Niger-Congo (Mande, Eastern, Southern) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kidan | Kimano | Kivai | Kiingush | Kichechen | Kisusu | Kiwarao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | yi /ji/ | yi /ji/ | ꕜꕩ /daja/ | хий /xij/ | хи /xi/ | yi /ji/ | hoidu /hojdu/ |
| Moto | siŋ /siŋ/ | kɔ /kɔ/ | ꕪꔻ /kaːsi/ | цӏе /tsʼe/ | цӏе /tsʼe/ | te /te/ | hekunu /hekunu/ |
| Jua | lai /lai/ | lɛ /lɛ/ | ꕒꔧ /foɛ/ | малх /malx/ | малх /malx/ | soge /soɡe/ | ya /ja/ |
| Mwezi | siŋ /siŋ/ | lɔ /lɔ/ | ꕬꖝ /laro/ | бутт /butː/ | бутт /butː/ | kike /kike/ | waniku /waniku/ |
| Mama | da /da/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ꖣ /na/ | наьна /næna/ | нана /nana/ | nga /ŋɡa/ | dani /dani/ |
| Baba | de /de/ | de /de/ | ꕝ /dɛ/ | да /da/ | да /da/ | baba /baba/ | daka /daka/ |
| Kula | dɛ /dɛ/ | mɛ /mɛ/ | ꕒ /fa/ | даа /daː/ | даа /daː/ | don /don/ | nahoro /nahoɾo/ |
| Kunywa | mi /mi/ | mi /mi/ | ꕇ /mi/ | мала /mala/ | мала /mala/ | min /min/ | osi /osi/ |
| Upendo | be /be/ | ŋalo /ŋalo/ | ꖣꔆ /nai/ | безам /bezam/ | безам /bezam/ | xanunteya /xanunteja/ | anaubu /anaubu/ |
| Moyo | gbɔɔ /ɡbɔː/ | gba /ɡba/ | ꔖꕇ /sɛni/ | дог /doɡ/ | дог /doɡ/ | biye /bije/ | obonona /obonona/ |
| Mti | gbe /ɡbe/ | ka /ka/ | ꕘ /wuɾu/ | га /ɡa/ | дитт /ditː/ | wuri /wuɾi/ | dau /daw/ |
| Nyumba | kɔ /kɔ/ | kpɛ /kpɛ/ | ꕜꖢ /daɛ/ | цӏа /tsʼa/ | цӏа /tsʼa/ | banxi /banxi/ | hanoko /hanoko/ |
| Mbwa | gbɛ /ɡbɛ/ | gba /ɡba/ | ꕝꖣ /dɛni/ | жӏали /ʒˤali/ | жӏала /ʒˤala/ | barɛ /baɾɛ/ | aurahu /auɾahu/ |
| Paka | nyaa /ɲaː/ | poso /poso/ | ꖷꖬ /musu/ | циск /tsisk/ | цициг /tsitsiɡ/ | nyɛɛsu /ɲɛːsu/ | mishi /miʃi/ |
| Mkono | kɔ /kɔ/ | kɔ /kɔ/ | ꕢ /sɔ/ | куьг /kyɡ/ | куьг /kyɡ/ | belexɛ /belexɛ/ | mokomoko /mokomoko/ |
| Jicho | ŋkɛ̃ /ŋkɛ̃/ | mi /mi/ | ꖌ /ɲa/ | бӏаьрг /bˤæɾɡ/ | бӏаьрг /bˤæɾɡ/ | ya /ja/ | mu /mu/ |
| Habari | daka /daka/ | ye /je/ | ꕒꔢ /famo/ | моаршал /moaɾʃal/ | маршалла /maɾʃalːa/ | inu uxara /inu uxaɾa/ | yakera /jakeɾa/ |
| Asante | kpe /kpe/ | nyɛŋ /ɲɛŋ/ | ꖢꕜ /sɛda/ | баркал /baɾkal/ | баркалла /baɾkalːa/ | inu wali /inu wali/ | kase /kase/ |
| Moja | do /do/ | do /do/ | ꕴꖝ /do/ | цаӀ /tsaʔ/ | цхьа /t͡sʜa/ | keren /keɾen/ | hisaka /hisaka/ |
| Nzuri | ka /ka/ | kɛlɛ /kɛlɛ/ | ꖝꖢ /sue/ | дика /dika/ | дика /dika/ | fanyi /faɲi/ | yakera /jakeɾa/ |
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