Suppire

Kisenufo cha Supyire

Niger-Congo

FamiliaNiger-Congo Wasemaji~750K (Mali ~700K + Burkina Faso ~50K) HatiLatin NchiMali (Sikasso Region Lugha rasmiMali (recognized national language; Sikasso Region uses Senoufo for some Uhai wa lughasafe ISO 639-3spp

Senoufo Supyire (Suppire, "the Senufo speech") is the principal Senufo language of southwestern Mali, spoken across the Sikasso Region by ~750,000 Senufo (Suppire-speaking subgroup). The Senufo cluster (Supyire, Mamara, Sicite, Tagbana, Cebaara, etc. — ~3M total speakers across Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire) is one of the smallest branches of Atlantic-Congo, with internal mutual intelligibility limited despite ethnic unity. Famous for the Senufo "balafon" (West African xylophone) musical tradition and elaborate masked ritual society (Poro). Linguistically, Senufo shows Atlantic-Congo Bantu-like noun-class system (~6 classes), tonal (3 tones with downstep), and SOV constituent order. The Carlson 1994 reference grammar is a seminal work in Senufo linguistics.

Inakozungumzwa

Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kisenufo cha Supyire

Maji

lwɔ

/lwɔ/

Moto

fyaa

/fjaː/

Jua

kanha

/kaɲa/

Mwezi

cuoꞌngo

/tʃuoŋɡo/

Mama

naa

/naː/

Baba

saa

/saː/

Kula

kanyi

/kaɲi/

Kunywa

nyaha

/ɲaha/

Upendo

lyɛnɛ

/ʎɛnɛ/

Moyo

urɔ

/uɾɔ/

Mti

kapyiŋi

/kapjiŋi/

Nyumba

nyiŋkanaŋa

/ɲiŋkanaŋa/

Mbwa

fwo

/fwo/

Paka

baha

/baha/

Mkono

kya

/kja/

Jicho

fyaha

/fjaha/

Habari

/mɛ/

Asante

fenge

/feŋɡe/

Moja

ni

/ni/

Nzuri

nyaha

/ɲaha/

Vyanzo

Ulinganishaji wa maneno

Imelinganishwa na lugha za Niger-Congo zinazohusiana

Maana Kisenufo cha SupyireKinyarwandaKiigboKitagalogKirundiKinyaturuKiodia
Maji lwɔ /lwɔ/ amazi /amaːzi/ mmiri /mːiɾi/ tubig /tubiɡ/ amazi /amaːzi/ maazi /maːzi/ ପାଣି /paːɳi/
Moto fyaa /fjaː/ umuriro /umuɾiɾo/ ọkụ /ɔkʊ/ apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ umuriro /umuɾiɾo/ moto /moto/ ନିଆଁ /niãː/
Jua kanha /kaɲa/ izuba /izuba/ anyanwụ /aɲaŋwʊ/ araw /ˈʔaɾaw/ izuba /izuba/ nzua /nzua/ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ /suːɾjɔ/
Mwezi cuoꞌngo /tʃuoŋɡo/ ukwezi /ukwezi/ ọnwa /ɔŋwa/ buwan /buwan/ ukwezi /ukwezi/ umweri /umweɾi/ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର /tʃɔndɾɔ/
Mama naa /naː/ mama /maːma/ nne /nːe/ ina /ʔiˈna/ mama /maːma/ mama /mama/ ମା /maː/
Baba saa /saː/ papa /paːpa/ nna /nːa/ ama /ʔaˈma/ data /data/ tata /tata/ ବାପା /baːpaː/
Kula kanyi /kaɲi/ kurya /kuɾja/ iri /iɾi/ kumain /kumaˈʔin/ kurya /kuɾja/ kuria /kuɾia/ ଖାଇବା /kʰaːɪbaː/
Kunywa nyaha /ɲaha/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ ịṅụ /ɪŋʊ/ uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ ପିଇବା /piːɪbaː/
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