Wolayttattuwaa

Kiwolaytta

Afro-Asiatic (Omotic)

FamiliaAfro-Asiatic (Omotic) Wasemaji~2M HatiLatin (post-1991 standardized) and Ge'ez (Ethiopic) historically NchiEthiopia (Wolaita Zone, SNNPR) Lugha rasmiEthiopia (recognized regional language) Uhai wa lughasafe ISO 639-3wal

Wolaytta is one of the largest Omotic languages, spoken by ~2M in the Wolaita Zone of southern Ethiopia. Omotic is a divergent branch of Afro-Asiatic (some scholars argue it is a separate family). Wolaytta features a rich vowel-length contrast, complex case marking with focus particles, and SOV word order. Used in primary education and local broadcasting since the 1990s federal language policy. Written in Latin (Wolaytta New Alphabet, 1991) replacing earlier Ethiopic.

Inakozungumzwa

Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kiwolaytta

Maji

haatta

/haːtːa/

Moto

tama

/tama/

Jua

awa

/awa/

Mwezi

ageena

/aɡeːna/

Mama

aaya

/aːja/

Baba

aawa

/aːwa/

Kula

miya

/miːja/

Kunywa

ushiya

/uʃija/

Upendo

siiqaa

/siːqaː/

Moyo

wozanaa

/wozanaː/

Mti

mittaa

/mitːaː/

Nyumba

keettaa

/keːtːaː/

Mbwa

kanaa

/kanaː/

Paka

gaaduwaa

/ɡaːduwaː/

Mkono

kushiyaa

/kuʃijaː/

Jicho

ayfee

/ajfeː/

Habari

saro

/saro/

Asante

galatay

/ɡalataj/

Moja

issino

/isːino/

Nzuri

lo'o

/loʔo/

Vyanzo

Ulinganishaji wa maneno

Imelinganishwa na lugha za Afro-Asiatic (Omotic) zinazohusiana

Maana KiwolayttaKiaariKikonsoKisidamoKiaramuKigedeoKisuriani cha kale
Maji haatta /haːtːa/ waki /waki/ inanta /inanta/ waayyo /waːjːo/ ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ woyye /wojːe/ ܡܝܐ /majjaː/
Moto tama /tama/ mola /mola/ iya /ija/ giiraa /ɡiːraː/ ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ gira /ɡiɾa/ ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/
Jua awa /awa/ saba /saba/ kawa /kawa/ arrishshe /arːiʃːe/ ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ ayyaʼne /ajːaʔne/ ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/
Mwezi ageena /aɡeːna/ ama /ama/ ayeena /ajeːna/ agana /aɡana/ ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ agina /aɡina/ ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/
Mama aaya /aːja/ inde /inde/ eedda /eːdːa/ ama /ama/ ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/ aaki /aːki/ ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/
Baba aawa /aːwa/ baba /baba/ abba /abːa/ anna /anːa/ ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/ eke /eke/ ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/
Kula miya /miːja/ itte /itːe/ ihaa /ihaː/ itaa /itaː/ ܐܟܠ /ʔaːχel/ ittu /itːu/ ܐܟܠ /ʔeχal/
Kunywa ushiya /uʃija/ ushe /uʃe/ inakkaa /inakːaː/ aguraa /aɡuraː/ ܫܬܐ /ʃtaː/ agittu /aɡitːu/ ܐܫܬܝ /ʔeʃtiː/
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