Oshikwanyama

Kikwanyama

Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Oshiwambo)

FamiliaAtlantic-Congo (Bantu, Oshiwambo) Wasemaji~280K HatiLatin NchiNamibia (north-central), Angola (Cunene Province) Lugha rasmiNamibia (national language); Angola (recognised regional) Uhai wa lughasafe ISO 639-3kua

Kuanyama / Oshikwanyama is the second main standard variety of Oshiwambo (with Ndonga, ng), used by the Ovakwanyama people of north-central Namibia and Cunene Province in Angola. It crosses the colonial-era Namibia-Angola border because the boundary cut through traditional Ovakwanyama lands. The two Oshiwambo varieties (Kuanyama + Ndonga) are mutually intelligible but standardised separately, with Kuanyama having a stronger southern Angola presence and Ndonga dominating in Namibia.

Inakozungumzwa

Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kikwanyama

Maji

omeva

/omeva/

Moto

omundilo

/omundilo/

Jua

etango

/etaŋɡo/

Mwezi

omwedi

/omwedi/

Mama

meme

/meme/

Baba

tate

/tate/

Kula

lya

/ʎa/

Kunywa

nwa

/nwa/

Upendo

ohole

/ohole/

Moyo

omutima

/omutima/

Mti

omuti

/omuti/

Nyumba

eumbo

/eumbo/

Mbwa

ombwa

/ombwa/

Paka

okatufi

/okatufi/

Mkono

eke

/eke/

Jicho

eho

/eho/

Habari

wa hala po

/wa hala po/

Asante

pandula

/pandula/

Moja

-mwe

/mwe/

Nzuri

-wa

/wa/

Vyanzo

Ulinganishaji wa maneno

Imelinganishwa na lugha za Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Oshiwambo) zinazohusiana

Maana KikwanyamaKindongaKihereroKiumbunduKiluvaleKisanguKinyankole
Maji omeva /omeva/ omeya /omeja/ omeva /omeva/ ovava /ovava/ meya /meja/ ameenzi /ameːnzi/ amaizi /amaizi/
Moto omundilo /omundilo/ omulilo /omulilo/ omuriro /omuriro/ ondalu /ondalu/ kakahya /kakahja/ umoto /umoto/ omuriro /omuriro/
Jua etango /etaŋɡo/ etango /etaŋɡo/ eyuva /ejuva/ ekumbi /ekumbi/ likumbi /likumbi/ liluga /liluɡa/ izooba /izoːba/
Mwezi omwedi /omwedi/ omwedhi /omweði/ omueze /omueze/ osãi /osãi/ kakweji /kakwedʒi/ umwesi /umwesi/ omwezi /omwezi/
Mama meme /meme/ meme /meme/ mama /mama/ inã /inã/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ maawe /maːwe/
Baba tate /tate/ tate /tate/ tate /tate/ tate /tate/ tata /tata/ baba /baba/ tata /tata/
Kula lya /ʎa/ lya /ʎa/ kuriya /kurija/ okulya /okulja/ kulya /kuʎa/ kulya /kuʎa/ kurya /kurja/
Kunywa nwa /nwa/ nwa /nwa/ kunwa /kunwa/ okunwa /okunwa/ kunwa /kunwa/ kunwa /kunwa/ kunywa /kuɲwa/
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