Kisukuma
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Sukuma-Nyamwezi)
Sukuma (Kisukuma) is the largest single Bantu language of Tanzania by L1 speakers, with ~5M speakers spoken predominantly in the Lake Victoria region — Mwanza, Shinyanga, Tabora, Geita and Simiyu regions. The Sukuma people are Tanzania's largest ethnic group, around 16% of the national population. The language has tone (high-low contrast on stems and tense-aspect markers) and Bantu noun-class agreement (~18 classes); it is closely related to Nyamwezi (nym), with which it forms a dialect continuum, classified together as Bantu Zone F21. Despite the large speaker community, Swahili (sw) dominates education, media, and government across Tanzania, and Sukuma has limited written tradition or media presence.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kisukuma
Maji
minzi
/minzi/
Moto
moto
/moto/
Jua
ilyuva
/iʎuβa/
Mwezi
ng'wezi
/ŋweːzi/
Mama
mayu
/maju/
Baba
baba
/baba/
Kula
kulya
/kuʎa/
Kunywa
kuhwa
/kuhwa/
Upendo
butogwa
/butoɡwa/
Moyo
ngholo
/ŋɡoːlo/
Mti
mti
/mti/
Nyumba
kaya
/kaja/
Mbwa
mbwa
/mbwa/
Paka
kalulu
/kalulu/
Mkono
nkhono
/ŋkono/
Jicho
liso
/liso/
Habari
mwangaluka
/mwaŋɡaluka/
Asante
nakulumba
/nakulumba/
Moja
imo
/imo/
Nzuri
shihi
/ʃihi/
Vyanzo
- Glottolog: Sukuma
- Ethnologue: suk
- Maganga & Schadeberg (1992) Kanuri Comparative Lexicon (Sukuma section)
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Sukuma-Nyamwezi) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kisukuma | Kinyamwezi | Kimakonde | Kishambaa | Kisangu | Kisena | Kiyao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | minzi /minzi/ | minzi /minzi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | mazi /mazi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | madzi /madzi/ | mesi /mesi/ |
| Moto | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Jua | ilyuva /iʎuβa/ | izuba /izuβa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | lyuwa /ʎuwa/ |
| Mwezi | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | mwesi /mwesi/ |
| Mama | mayu /maju/ | mayu /majʊ/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mai /mai/ | amao /amaː/ |
| Baba | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | atati /atati/ |
| Kula | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuya /kuja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Kunywa | kuhwa /kuhwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Upendo | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | chikondi /tʃikondi/ |
| Moyo | ngholo /ŋɡoːlo/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Mti | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ | umuti /umuti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | mtela /mtela/ |
| Nyumba | kaya /kaja/ | kaya /kaja/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Mbwa | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Paka | kalulu /kalulu/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mkono | nkhono /ŋkono/ | ikobo /ikoβo/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukono /ukono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ | ngaila /ŋɡaila/ |
| Jicho | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ | izo /izo/ | iliho /iliho/ | diso /diso/ | liso /liso/ |
| Habari | mwangaluka /mwaŋɡaluka/ | mwadita /mwadita/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | salama /salama/ |
| Asante | nakulumba /nakulumba/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | asante /asante/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | nakwete /nakwete/ |
| Moja | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | nimo /nimo/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | posi /posi/ | mo /mo/ |
| Nzuri | shihi /ʃihi/ | lihi /lihi/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | hedi /hedi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | chechete /tʃetʃete/ |
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