Izi
Kiizi
Niger-Congo
Izii (also Izzi or Izi) is an Igboid Niger-Congo language of southeastern Nigeria, classified as a separate language from Igbo (ig) by Ethnologue and Glottolog despite their close genetic relationship within the Igboid subgroup. The Izii people are concentrated in Ebonyi State around Abakaliki, the state capital. Linguistically, Izii shares core Igboid features (noun-class system, downstep tone, SVO constituent order) with Igbo and Ekpeye (ekp), but with distinctive phonological and lexical features. Izii literacy programs since the 1990s have produced standardized educational materials including the Izii New Testament.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kiizi
Maji
mini
/mini/
Moto
oku
/oku/
Jua
anwu
/aŋwu/
Mwezi
onwa
/oŋwa/
Mama
nne
/nːe/
Baba
nna
/nːa/
Kula
ri
/ɾi/
Kunywa
nu
/nu/
Upendo
ihunanya
/ihunaɲa/
Moyo
obi
/obi/
Mti
osisi
/osisi/
Nyumba
ulo
/ulo/
Mbwa
nkita
/ŋkita/
Paka
nwamba
/ŋwamba/
Mkono
aka
/aka/
Jicho
anya
/aɲa/
Habari
ndo
/ndo/
Asante
ima ego
/ima eɡo/
Moja
otu
/otu/
Nzuri
oma
/oma/
Vyanzo
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Niger-Congo zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kiizi | Kiekpeye | Kiigbo | Kikongo | Kindonga | Kiganda | Kihiri Motu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | mini /mini/ | mini /mini/ | mmiri /mːiɾi/ | maza /maza/ | omeya /omeja/ | amazzi /amaːzːi/ | ranu /ɾanu/ |
| Moto | oku /oku/ | oku /oku/ | ọkụ /ɔkʊ/ | tiya /tija/ | omulilo /omulilo/ | omuliro /omuliɾo/ | lahi /lahi/ |
| Jua | anwu /aŋwu/ | anwu /aŋwu/ | anyanwụ /aɲaŋwʊ/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | etango /etaŋɡo/ | enjuba /eɲɟuba/ | dina /dina/ |
| Mwezi | onwa /oŋwa/ | onwa /oŋwa/ | ọnwa /ɔŋwa/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | omwedhi /omweði/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | hua /hua/ |
| Mama | nne /nːe/ | nne /nːe/ | nne /nːe/ | mama /mama/ | meme /meme/ | maama /maːma/ | sina /sina/ |
| Baba | nna /nːa/ | nna /nːa/ | nna /nːa/ | tata /tata/ | tate /tate/ | taata /taːta/ | tama /tama/ |
| Kula | ri /ɾi/ | ri /ɾi/ | iri /iɾi/ | ku dia /ku dja/ | lya /ʎa/ | kulya /kulja/ | ania /ania/ |
| Kunywa | nu /nu/ | ñu /ɲu/ | ịṅụ /ɪŋʊ/ | ku nua /ku nua/ | nwa /nwa/ | kunywa /kuɲʷa/ | inua /inua/ |
| Upendo | ihunanya /ihunaɲa/ | ihunanya /ihunaɲa/ | ịhụnanya /ɪhʊnaɲa/ | zola /zola/ | ohole /ohole/ | okwagala /okwaːɡala/ | lalokau /lalokau/ |
| Moyo | obi /obi/ | obi /obi/ | obi /obi/ | ntima /ntima/ | omutima /omutima/ | omutima /omutima/ | kudouna /kudouna/ |
| Mti | osisi /osisi/ | osisi /osisi/ | osisi /osisi/ | nti /nti/ | omuti /omuti/ | omuti /omuti/ | au /au/ |
| Nyumba | ulo /ulo/ | ulo /ulo/ | ụlọ /ʊlɔ/ | nzo /nzo/ | egumbo /eɡumbo/ | ennyumba /eɲɲumba/ | ruma /ɾuma/ |
| Mbwa | nkita /ŋkita/ | nkita /ŋkita/ | nkịta /ŋkɪta/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | ombwa /ombwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | sisia /sisia/ |
| Paka | nwamba /ŋwamba/ | nwamba /ŋwamba/ | nwamba /ŋwamba/ | nyau /ɲau/ | okashima /okaʃima/ | kkapa /kːapa/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Mkono | aka /aka/ | aka /aka/ | aka /aka/ | koko /koko/ | oshikaha /oʃikaha/ | omukono /omukono/ | imana /imana/ |
| Jicho | anya /aɲa/ | anya /aɲa/ | anya /aɲa/ | disu /disu/ | eho /eho/ | eriiso /eɾiːso/ | matana /matana/ |
| Habari | ndo /ndo/ | nno /nːo/ | nnọọ /nːɔː/ | mboté /mbote/ | wa lalapo /wa lalapo/ | oli otya /oli otja/ | namona /namona/ |
| Asante | ima ego /ima eɡo/ | imela /imela/ | daalụ /daːlʊ/ | matondo /matondo/ | tangi /taŋɡi/ | webale /weːbale/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ |
| Moja | otu /otu/ | otu /otu/ | otu /otu/ | mosi /mosi/ | -mwe /mwe/ | emu /emu/ | ta /ta/ |
| Nzuri | oma /oma/ | oma /oma/ | ọma /ɔma/ | mbote /mbote/ | -nawa /nawa/ | kirungi /tʃiɾuŋɡi/ | namo /namo/ |
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