siSwati
Kiswati
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Nguni)
Kiswati (siSwati) ni lugha ya kitaifa ya Eswatini na mojawapo ya lugha 11 rasmi za Afrika Kusini. Ni lugha ya Kibantu ya tawi la Nguni, yenye uhusiano wa karibu na Kizulu, Kixhosa, na Kindebele; pia ina aina nne za sauti za kufyatua (clicks) zilizokopwa kutoka lugha za Khoisan.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kiswati
Maji
emanti
/emanti/
Moto
umlilo
/umlilo/
Jua
lilanga
/lilaŋɡa/
Mwezi
inyanga
/iɲaŋɡa/
Mama
make
/make/
Baba
babe
/ɓaɓe/
Kula
kudla
/kuɮa/
Kunywa
kunatsa
/kunatsa/
Upendo
lutsandvo
/luʦandwo/
Moyo
inhlitiyo
/inɬitijo/
Mti
sihlahla
/siɬaɬa/
Nyumba
indlu
/indɮu/
Mbwa
inja
/indʒa/
Paka
likati
/likati/
Mkono
sandla
/sandɮa/
Jicho
liso
/liso/
Habari
sawubona
/sawuɓona/
Asante
ngiyabonga
/ŋijaɓoŋɡa/
Moja
kunye
/kuɲe/
Nzuri
kuhle
/kuɬe/
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Nguni) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kiswati | Kizulu | Kindebele cha Kaskazini | Kindebele cha Kusini | Kixhosa | Kitsonga | Kilozi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | emanti /emanti/ | amanzi /amanzi/ | amanzi /amanzi/ | amanzi /amanzi/ | amanzi /amaːnzi/ | mati /mati/ | mezi /mezi/ |
| Moto | umlilo /umlilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ | ndzilo /ndzilo/ | mulilo /mulilo/ |
| Jua | lilanga /lilaŋɡa/ | ilanga /ilaŋɡa/ | ilanga /ilaŋɡa/ | ilanga /ilaŋɡa/ | ilanga /ilaːŋɡa/ | dyambu /dʒambu/ | lizazi /lizazi/ |
| Mwezi | inyanga /iɲaŋɡa/ | inyanga /iɲaŋɡa/ | inyanga /iɲaŋɡa/ | inyanga /iɲaŋɡa/ | inyanga /iɲaːŋɡa/ | n'weti /ŋweti/ | kweli /kweli/ |
| Mama | make /make/ | umama /umama/ | umama /umama/ | umma /umma/ | umama /umaːma/ | manana /manana/ | ma /ma/ |
| Baba | babe /ɓaɓe/ | ubaba /uɓaɓa/ | ubaba /uɓaɓa/ | ubaba /uɓaɓa/ | utata /utaːta/ | tatana /tatana/ | ndate /ndate/ |
| Kula | kudla /kuɮa/ | ukudla /ukuɮa/ | ukudla /ukuɮa/ | ukudla /ukuɮa/ | ukutya /ukutʲa/ | ku dya /ku dʒa/ | kuca /kut͡sa/ |
| Kunywa | kunatsa /kunatsa/ | ukuphuza /ukupʰuza/ | ukunatha /ukunatʰa/ | ukusela /ukusela/ | ukusela /ukusɛla/ | ku nwa /ku nwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ |
| Upendo | lutsandvo /luʦandwo/ | uthando /utʰando/ | uthando /utʰando/ | ithando /itʰando/ | uthando /utʰando/ | rirhandzu /riɾandzu/ | lilato /lilato/ |
| Moyo | inhlitiyo /inɬitijo/ | inhliziyo /inɬizijo/ | inhliziyo /inɬizijo/ | ihliziyo /iɬizijo/ | intliziyo /intɬizijo/ | mbilu /mbilu/ | pilu /pilu/ |
| Mti | sihlahla /siɬaɬa/ | isihlahla /isiɬaɬa/ | isihlahla /isiɬaɬa/ | umuthi /umutʰi/ | umthi /umtʰi/ | nsinya /nsiɲa/ | kota /kota/ |
| Nyumba | indlu /indɮu/ | indlu /indɮu/ | indlu /indɮu/ | indlu /indɮu/ | indlu /indɮu/ | yindlu /jindɮu/ | ndu /ndu/ |
| Mbwa | inja /indʒa/ | inja /indʒa/ | inja /indʒa/ | inja /indʒa/ | inja /indʒa/ | mbyana /mbjana/ | nja /ndʒa/ |
| Paka | likati /likati/ | ikati /ikati/ | ikati /ikati/ | ikati /ikati/ | ikati /ikati/ | mangoyi /maŋɡoji/ | kaze /kaze/ |
| Mkono | sandla /sandɮa/ | isandla /isandɮa/ | isandla /isandɮa/ | isandla /isandɮa/ | isandla /isandɮa/ | voko /voko/ | lizoho /lizoho/ |
| Jicho | liso /liso/ | iso /iso/ | ilihlo /iliɬo/ | ihlo /iɬo/ | iliso /iliso/ | tihlo /tiɬo/ | liito /liːto/ |
| Habari | sawubona /sawuɓona/ | sawubona /sawuɓona/ | salibonani /saliɓonani/ | lotjhani /lotʃʰani/ | molo /molo/ | avuxeni /avuʃeni/ | eni sha /ɛni ʃa/ |
| Asante | ngiyabonga /ŋijaɓoŋɡa/ | ngiyabonga /ŋɡijaɓoŋɡa/ | ngiyabonga /ŋijaɓoŋɡa/ | ngiyathokoza /ŋijatʰokoza/ | enkosi /ɛnkosi/ | inkomu /iŋkomu/ | nitumezi /nitumezi/ |
| Moja | kunye /kuɲe/ | kunye /kuɲe/ | nye /ɲe/ | nye /ɲe/ | inye /iɲɛ/ | rin'we /riŋwe/ | nyinwi /ɲiŋʷi/ |
| Nzuri | kuhle /kuɬe/ | kuhle /kuɬe/ | kuhle /kuɬe/ | kuhle /kuɬe/ | lungile /luŋɡilɛ/ | kahle /kaɬe/ | nde /nde/ |
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