Kirwa

Atlantic-Congo

FamiliaAtlantic-Congo Wasemaji~140K HatiLatin NchiTanzania (Mwanga and Same Districts, Kilimanjaro Region — North Pare mountains) Lugha rasmiTanzania (recognized indigenous; Swahili is sole national official) Uhai wa lughasafe ISO 639-3rwk

Rwa (Kirwa) is a Bantu language of the North Pare mountains in northeastern Tanzania, the largest variety of the Pare cluster (E.30 in Guthrie classification). The Pare people are linguistically and culturally distinct from but neighbors to the Chaga (cluster including Machame jmc, Old Moshi old, Vunjo) of Kilimanjaro to the south. Rwa preserves typical Bantu tone-and-noun-class features alongside ~10 noun classes and an active morphological aspect system. Bible translation work since the 1990s has yielded standardized literacy materials, with the Rwa New Testament published 2010s.

Inakozungumzwa

Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kirwa

Maji

mende

/mende/

Moto

msika

/msika/

Jua

mlao

/mlao/

Mwezi

mwere

/mwere/

Mama

mama

/mama/

Baba

baba

/baba/

Kula

kuria

/kuria/

Kunywa

kunyua

/kuɲua/

Upendo

lumbo

/lumbo/

Moyo

ngiti

/ŋɡiti/

Mti

mte

/mte/

Nyumba

nyumba

/ɲumba/

Mbwa

mboha

/mboha/

Paka

paka

/paka/

Mkono

mkono

/mkono/

Jicho

liso

/liso/

Habari

kira

/kiɾa/

Asante

asante

/asante/

Moja

mongo

/moŋɡo/

Nzuri

kya

/kja/

Vyanzo

Ulinganishaji wa maneno

Imelinganishwa na lugha za Atlantic-Congo zinazohusiana

Maana KirwaKichasuKishambaaKimakondeKinyaturuKisanguKisena
Maji mende /mende/ mende /mende/ mazi /mazi/ mashi /maʃi/ maazi /maːzi/ ameenzi /ameːnzi/ madzi /madzi/
Moto msika /msika/ mshika /mʃika/ moto /moto/ moto /moto/ moto /moto/ umoto /umoto/ moto /moto/
Jua mlao /mlao/ nyu /ɲu/ zuwa /zuwa/ lyuva /ʎuβa/ nzua /nzua/ liluga /liluɡa/ dzuwa /dzuwa/
Mwezi mwere /mwere/ mwezi /mwezi/ mwezi /mwezi/ mwedi /mwedi/ umweri /umweɾi/ umwesi /umwesi/ mwedzi /mwedzi/
Mama mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ mai /mai/
Baba baba /baba/ baba /baba/ baba /baba/ baba /baba/ tata /tata/ baba /baba/ baba /baba/
Kula kuria /kuria/ kurya /kuɾja/ kuya /kuja/ kulya /kuʎa/ kuria /kuɾia/ kulya /kuʎa/ kudya /kudja/
Kunywa kunyua /kuɲua/ kunwa /kunwa/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ kunwa /kunwa/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ kunwa /kunwa/ kumwa /kumwa/
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