Rotokas
Kirotokas
North Bougainville (isolate-like)
Lugha ya Kirotokas ni maarufu kwa kuwa na mojawapo ya mifumo midogo zaidi ya fonimu duniani: lahaja ya kati ina konsonanti 6 tu (p, t, k, β, ɾ, ɡ) na vokali 5, jumla ya fonimu 11, bila konsonanti yoyote ya nazali. Inazungumzwa na takriban watu 4,000 katika maeneo ya milimani ndani ya kisiwa cha Bougainville (Papua New Guinea). Ilielezwa kwa kina na Firchow & Firchow (1973).
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kirotokas
Maji
ovi
/oβi/
Moto
erava
/eɾaβa/
Jua
ravireo
/ɾaβiɾeo/
Mwezi
kekira
/kekiɾa/
Mama
aako
/aːko/
Baba
aite
/aite/
Kula
aio
/aio/
Kunywa
—
/—/
Upendo
—
/—/
Moyo
—
/—/
Mti
evaova
/eβaoβa/
Nyumba
kepa
/kepa/
Mbwa
kaakau
/kaːkau/
Paka
—
/—/
Mkono
—
/—/
Jicho
osireito
/osiɾeito/
Habari
ega
/eɡa/
Asante
—
/—/
Moja
katai
/katai/
Nzuri
rekoreko
/ɾekoɾeko/
Vyanzo
- Firchow & Firchow (1973) SIL Rotokas vocabulary
- Robinson (2006) "The Phoneme Inventory of the Aita Dialect of Rotokas." Oceanic Linguistics 45(1): 206-209
- Glottolog: Rotokas (roto1249)
- WALS: Rotokas
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za North Bougainville (isolate-like) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kirotokas | Kiyangkaal | Kiyuchi | Kifrigia | Kineko | Kikusunda | Kilardil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | ovi /oβi/ | ngogo /ŋoɡo/ | cha /tʃa/ | — /—/ | wai /wai/ | tang /tɑŋ/ | kantha /kanθa/ |
| Moto | erava /eɾaβa/ | ngida /ŋida/ | tsoda /tsoda/ | — /—/ | titɛ /titɛ/ | yu /ju/ | jalul /d͡ʒalul/ |
| Jua | ravireo /ɾaβiɾeo/ | wargu /waɾɡu/ | dethla /dɛhla/ | — /—/ | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | nəm /nəm/ | thurara /θuɾaɾa/ |
| Mwezi | kekira /kekiɾa/ | waldar /waldaɾ/ | zethla /zɛhla/ | masê /maˈseː/ | — /—/ | pom /pom/ | kirdikir /kiɖikir/ |
| Mama | aako /aːko/ | ngama /ŋama/ | ahnʌh /ahnʌh/ | mater /ˈmater/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ngama /ŋama/ |
| Baba | aite /aite/ | kanda /kanda/ | — /—/ | atas /aˈtas/ | — /—/ | ama /ama/ | — /—/ |
| Kula | aio /aio/ | — /—/ | gʌ /ɡʌ/ | — /—/ | nei /nei/ | təim /təim/ | jitha /d͡ʒiθa/ |
| Kunywa | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Upendo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Moyo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mti | evaova /eβaoβa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | tei /tei/ | cigi /t͡siɡi/ | tungal /tuŋal/ |
| Nyumba | kepa /kepa/ | — /—/ | tsotʔa /tsotʔa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | gepa /ɡepa/ | — /—/ |
| Mbwa | kaakau /kaːkau/ | — /—/ | shtsé /ʃtsɛ/ | kan /kan/ | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | agəi /aɡəi/ | ngawu /ŋawu/ |
| Paka | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mkono | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | gisi /ɡisi/ | marra /maɾa/ |
| Jicho | osireito /osiɾeito/ | miibul /miːbul/ | shela /ʃela/ | — /—/ | ta /ta/ | gam /ɡam/ | mela /mela/ |
| Habari | ega /eɡa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Asante | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Moja | katai /katai/ | — /—/ | hahgo /hahɡo/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | nu /nu/ | kunngirr /kuŋŋir/ |
| Nzuri | rekoreko /ɾekoɾeko/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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