Chiyao
Kiyao
Atlantiki-Kongo (Kibantu, Yao-Makonde)
Kiyao (chiyao, pia huandikwa ciyawo) ni lugha ya Kibantu ya P21 inayoenea katika eneo la mpaka wa nchi tatu wa Msumbiji-Malawi-Tanzania kwenye ncha ya kusini ya Ziwa Malawi. Wayao walikuwa viongozi wakuu wa biashara ya misafara katika karne ya 19, wakidhibiti njia kutoka pwani ya Zanzibar hadi Ziwa Malawi — sababu mojawapo iliyofanya Kiyao kuenea kama lugha ya mawasiliano ya kikanda. Wengi wao ni Waislamu (kipekee cha kuvutia miongoni mwa jamii za Kibantu zinazowazunguka ambazo kwa kiasi kikubwa ni Wakristo au waabudu mizimu). Tambiko la kuwapokeza wasichana la unyago ni taasisi ya kitamaduni inayowabainisha. Ni lugha ya toni yenye viwango vitano vya toni vinavyotofautiana.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 31 ya msingi katika Kiyao
Maji
mesi
/mesi/
Moto
moto
/moto/
Jua
lyuwa
/ʎuwa/
Mwezi
mwesi
/mwesi/
Nyota
ndondwa
/ndondwa/
Mama
amao
/amaː/
Baba
atati
/atati/
Mimi
une
/une/
Wewe
mmwe
/mːwe/
Jina
lina
/lina/
Jicho
liso
/liso/
Mkono
ngaila
/ŋɡaila/
Moyo
mtima
/mtima/
Upendo
chikondi
/tʃikondi/
Mti
mtela
/mtela/
Nyumba
nyumba
/ɲumba/
Mbwa
mbwa
/mbwa/
Paka
paka
/paka/
Kula
kulya
/kuʎa/
Kunywa
kumwa
/kumwa/
Moja
mo
/mo/
Mbili
iŵili
/iβili/
Habari
salama
/salama/
Asante
nakwete
/nakwete/
Nzuri
chechete
/tʃetʃete/
Vyanzo
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Yao-Makonde) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kiyao | Kimakonde | Kichewa | Kisena | Kisangu | Kinyamwezi | Kishambaa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | mesi /mesi/ | mashi /maʃi/ | madzi /madzi/ | madzi /madzi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ | minzi /minzi/ | mazi /mazi/ |
| Moto | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | umoto /umoto/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Jua | lyuwa /ʎuwa/ | lyuva /ʎuβa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | liluga /liluɡa/ | izuba /izuβa/ | zuwa /zuwa/ |
| Mwezi | mwesi /mwesi/ | mwedi /mwedi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ | ng'wezi /ŋweːzi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ |
| Nyota | ndondwa /ndondwa/ | ntondwa /ntondwa/ | nyenyezi /ɲeɲezi/ | nyenyezi /ɲeɲezi/ | nyenyezi /ɲeɲezi/ | nyenyeezi /ɲeˈɲeːzi/ | nyenyezi /ɲeɲezi/ |
| Mama | amao /amaː/ | mama /mama/ | amayi /amaji/ | mai /mai/ | mama /mama/ | mayu /majʊ/ | mama /mama/ |
| Baba | atati /atati/ | baba /baba/ | abambo /abambo/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ |
| Mimi | une /une/ | une /une/ | ine /ine/ | ine /ine/ | une /une/ | nene /ˈnene/ | niye /nije/ |
| Wewe | mmwe /mːwe/ | uve /uve/ | iwe /iwe/ | iwe /iwe/ | uwe /uwe/ | gwegwe /ˈɡweɡwe/ | weye /weje/ |
| Jina | lina /lina/ | lina /lina/ | dzina /dzina/ | dzina /dzina/ | litawa /litawa/ | lina /ˈlina/ | izina /izina/ |
| Jicho | liso /liso/ | liso /liso/ | diso /diso/ | diso /diso/ | iliho /iliho/ | liso /liso/ | izo /izo/ |
| Mkono | ngaila /ŋɡaila/ | nkono /nkono/ | dzanja /dzandʒa/ | nkono /nkono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ikobo /ikoβo/ | ukono /ukono/ |
| Moyo | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ | umutima /umutima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ |
| Upendo | chikondi /tʃikondi/ | kupenda /kupenda/ | chikondi /tʃikondi/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kwenda /kwenda/ |
| Mti | mtela /mtela/ | mti /mti/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | umuti /umuti/ | mti /mti/ | mti /mti/ |
| Nyumba | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ | kaya /kaja/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Mbwa | mbwa /mbwa/ | nshenye /nʃeɲe/ | galu /ɡalu/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Paka | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | mphaka /mpʰaka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Kula | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuya /kuja/ |
| Kunywa | kumwa /kumwa/ | kukumbila /kukumbila/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Moja | mo /mo/ | nimo /nimo/ | chimodzi /tʃimodzi/ | posi /posi/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ | imo /imo/ |
| Mbili | iŵili /iβili/ | vavili /vaʋili/ | awiri /awiri/ | piŵiri /piwiri/ | avili /aβili/ | ibili /iβili/ | mbili /mbili/ |
| Habari | salama /salama/ | nakushukuru /nakuʃukuɾu/ | moni /moni/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | mbasala /mbasala/ | mwadita /mwadita/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ |
| Asante | nakwete /nakwete/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | zikomo /zikomo/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ | twabakaba /twaβakaβa/ | asante /asante/ |
| Nzuri | chechete /tʃetʃete/ | shibwana /ʃibwana/ | chabwino /tʃabwino/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ | lihi /lihi/ | hedi /hedi/ |
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