Cou

Kitsou

Austronesian (Tsouic)

FamiliaAustronesian (Tsouic) Wasemaji~4K (~2K daily L1; severely endangered) HatiLatin (CIP romanization) NchiTaiwan (Alishan area, Chiayi County) Lugha rasmiTaiwan (recognized indigenous language) Uhai wa lughaseverely-endangered ISO 639-3tsu

Tsou (Cou) is one of the most endangered recognized Formosan languages of Taiwan, spoken in the Alishan mountain area of Chiayi County. Six vowel system (i, e, a, o, u plus high central ɯ). Highly elaborate focus system with four voices, marked on the verb. Famous for the historic Mayasvi tribal ceremony. Severely endangered with about 4,000 speakers, ~2,000 daily L1.

Inakozungumzwa

Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kitsou

Maji

chumu

/tsumu/

Moto

poepe

/poepe/

Jua

hie

/hie/

Mwezi

yum'au

/jumʔau/

Mama

ino

/ino/

Baba

amo

/amo/

Kula

bonu

/bonu/

Kunywa

'umnu

/ʔumnu/

Upendo

yainca

/jaintsa/

Moyo

yofu

/jofu/

Mti

evi

/evi/

Nyumba

emoo

/emoo/

Mbwa

avo'u

/avoʔu/

Paka

ngiao

/ŋiao/

Mkono

muu

/muu/

Jicho

maso

/maso/

Habari

yokeoasu

/jokeoasu/

Asante

aveoveoyu

/aveoveoju/

Moja

cone

/tsone/

Nzuri

'aem'aemo

/ʔaemʔaemo/

Vyanzo

Ulinganishaji wa maneno

Imelinganishwa na lugha za Austronesian (Tsouic) zinazohusiana

Maana KitsouKipaiwanKitetumKithaoMandarKitoraja-SaʼdanKibunun
Maji chumu /tsumu/ zaljum /zaɭum/ bee /beː/ nanum /nanum/ uai /uai/ uai /uai/ danum /danum/
Moto poepe /poepe/ sapuy /sapui/ ahi /ahi/ azpu /azpu/ api /api/ api /api/ sapuz /sapuz/
Jua hie /hie/ qadaw /qadaw/ loron /loɾon/ fitulha /fituʎa/ mata allo /mata alːo/ mata allo /mataʔalːo/ vali /vali/
Mwezi yum'au /jumʔau/ qiljas /qiɭas/ fulan /fulan/ lhmiat /ʎmiat/ bulang /bulaŋ/ bulan /bulan/ buan /buan/
Mama ino /ino/ kina /kina/ inan /inan/ ina /ina/ indo /indo/ indo /indo/ tina /tina/
Baba amo /amo/ kama /kama/ aman /aman/ ama /ama/ ama /ama/ ambe /ambe/ tama /tama/
Kula bonu /bonu/ keman /kəman/ han /han/ kuman /kuman/ ma'ande /maʔande/ kumande /kumande/ maun /maun/
Kunywa 'umnu /ʔumnu/ temekel /təməkəl/ hemu /hemu/ naqayan /naqajan/ minung /minuŋ/ ma'iru /maʔiru/ muqun /muqun/
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