Hadzane
Hadza
Language isolate (or proposed Sandawe-Hadza)
Hadza is a critically important language isolate spoken by traditional hunter-gatherers around Lake Eyasi in Tanzania. It has clicks but no proven genetic relation to other click languages, and may represent an independent language family of immense antiquity.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Hadza
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Language isolate (or proposed Sandawe-Hadza)
| Meaning | Hadza | Wichita | Aari | Andi | Yangkaal | Yuchi | Lardil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | atibii /ʔatibiʔi/ | kicʔa /kitsʔa/ | noqa /noˈkʼa/ | лъен /ɬen/ | nguku /ŋuku/ | tse /tse/ | nguka /ŋuka/ |
| Fire | zzoko /tsʼoko/ | heːcʔa /heːtsʔa/ | noha /noˈha/ | цӏай /tsʼaj/ | ngida /ŋida/ | ʼyati /ʔjati/ | nyuda /ɲuda/ |
| Sun | ishoko /ʔiʃoko/ | saːkhirʔa /saːkʰiɾʔa/ | háy /haj/ | миллӏи /milːi/ | warrku /waɾku/ | tso /tso/ | warrka /waɾka/ |
| Moon | sêta /seːta/ | waːh /waːh/ | arfi /arfi/ | борцӏцӏо /bortsʼːo/ | waldarra /waldaɾa/ | shafa /ʃafa/ | kirdikir /kiɖikir/ |
| Star | ntsa /ⁿtsʰa/ | hiːkwirikʔa /hiːkʷiɾikʔa/ | manka /ˈmanka/ | цӏцӏа /tsʼːa/ | miburlda thungalda /mibuɭda t̪uŋalda/ | weʼyv /weʔjʌ̃/ | kuwa thungal /kuwa θuŋal/ |
| Night | zzifi /tsʼifi/ | ckhaːrʔa /tskʰaːɾʔa/ | tumi /tʼumi/ | релъо /reɬo/ | ngimi /ŋimi/ | pado /pado/ | nata /nata/ |
| Rain | ati /ʔati/ | — | doobi /doːbi/ | цӏцӏа /tsʼːa/ | — | — | — |
| Wind | zzutchibii /tsʼutʃʰibiʔi/ | niweʔeːrʔa /niweʔeːɾʔa/ | — | мочи /motʃi/ | — | — | — |
| Earth | yamuabee /ʔiamuʔabeʔe/ | — | — | онщи /onʃːi/ | — | — | — |
| Stone | haqqako /ɦaᵑǃˀako/ | — | seeni /seːni/ | — | — | — | — |
| Mountain | xxudle /ᵑǁˀucʎʼe/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mother | ama /ama/ | eciyeːh /etsijeːh/ | inde /inde/ | ила /ila/ | ngamathu /ŋamat̪u/ | ditsehæ /ditsehæ/ | ngama /ŋama/ |
| Father | aba /aba/ | taːtah /taːtah/ | baba /baba/ | има /ima/ | kanthathu /kant̪at̪u/ | dzetʼe /dzetʼe/ | kantha /kan̪t̪a/ |
| I | ono /ʔono/ | nacʔih /natsʔih/ | ita /ʔiˈta/ | ден /dẽ/ | ngada /ŋada/ | di /di/ | ngada /ŋada/ |
| You | the /tʰe/ | nasʔih /nasʔih/ | ahna /ahˈna/ | мин /min/ | nyingka /ɲiŋka/ | tse /tse/ | nyingki /ɲiŋki/ |
| We | onebee / ôbee /onebeʔe / oːbeʔe/ | — /—/ | wota /woˈta/ | илӏил /itɬʼil/ | ngakulda / ngalda /ŋakulda / ŋalda/ | ʼõdi / nõdi /ʔõdi / nõdi/ | ngakuli / nyali /ŋakuli / ɲali/ |
| Name | akhanabee /ʔakʰanabeʔe/ | hissaːrʔa /hissaːɾʔa/ | naami /naːˈmi/ | цӏер /tsʼeːr/ | nida /nida/ | tiʼe /tiʔe/ | nyunda /ɲunda/ |
| Person | unu /ʔunu/ | ihaas /ihaas/ | ed /ʔed/ | гьекӏа /hekʼa/ | — | — | — |
| Head | dlomako /cʎʼomako/ | — | mata /maˈta/ | мийар /mijar/ | — | — | — |
| Eye | akhwako /ʔakʷʰako/ | kirikʔa /kiɾikʔa/ | aafi /aːfi/ | гьаркӏо /harkʼo/ | miburlda /mibuɭda/ | gochi /ɡotʃʰi/ | kuwa /kuwa/ |
| Ear | hajjapitchi /ɦatʃʼapitʃʰi/ | — | — | гьантӏикӏа /hantʼikʼa/ | — | — | — |
| Nose | intawe /ʔintʰawe/ | — | nuki /ˈnuki/ | магьар /mahar/ | — | — | — |
| Mouth | awanikako /ʔawanikako/ | — | afa /ʔaˈfa/ | кӏол /kʼol/ | — | — | — |
| Tooth | aha /ʔaɦa/ | aːkʔa /aːkʔa/ | achʼi /atsʼi/ | сол /sol/ | damanda /damanda/ | kẽ /kẽ/ | kadma leman /kadma leman/ |
| Tongue | ncata /ᵑǀata/ | hacʼa /hatsʔa/ | adim /adim/ | мицӏцӏи /mitsʼːi/ | jalngantha /ɟalŋant̪a/ | kʼẽka /kʼẽka/ | jalda leman /dʒalda leman/ |
| Hand | ukhwa /ʔukʷʰa/ | iskʔa /iskʔa/ | aani /ʔaːni/ | рекьа /rekʼa/ | — /—/ | weʼothæ /weʔotʰæ/ | marlda /maɭda/ |
| Foot | uphukwa /ʔupʰukʷa/ | asʔa /asʔa/ | duuti /duːti/ | чукӏа /tʃukʼa/ | — | wedithæ /weditʰæ/ | jaa /dʒaː/ |
| Heart | asatchiko /ʔasatʃʰiko/ | sikicʔa /sikitsʔa/ | buudi /ˈbuːdi/ | рокӏо /rokʼo/ | — /—/ | wethæ /wetʰæ/ | bulja /buldʒa/ |
| Bone | midla /micʎʼa/ | kiːsʔa /kiːsʔa/ | lefi /lefi/ | рокьи /rotɬʼi/ | julda /ɟulda/ | weshʼe /weʃʼe/ | kadma /kadma/ |
| Blood | athama /ʔatʰama/ | waːckicʔa /waːtskitsʔa/ | — /—/ | гьин /hin/ | kandu /kandu/ | wi /wi/ | kanda /kanda/ |
| Love | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Tree | zziti /tsʼiti/ | tiyaːhkw /tijaːhkʷ/ | ahqe /ahːˈqe/ | рикьва /riqʷːa/ | — /—/ | ʼya /ʔja/ | thungal /θuŋal/ |
| Dog | xhaano /ǁʰaʔano/ | kiciyeːh /kitsijeːh/ | aksi /ˈʔaksi/ | хвай /χʷaj/ | — /—/ | dzene /dzene/ | ngawa /ŋawa/ |
| Cat | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Fish | ccama /ᵑǀˀama/ | kaːcʔa /kaːtsʔa/ | toila /toila/ | хвами /χwami/ | yakuri /jakuɾi/ | shu /ʃu/ | yaka /jaka/ |
| Bird | tîtiko /tiːtiko/ | ichir /itsʰiɾ/ | afti /afti/ | щеким /ʃːekim/ | — | — | — |
| Egg | usleko /ʔuɬeko/ | nikwiːkʔa /nikʷiːkʔa/ | muqa /muˈkʼa/ | кӏоркӏон /kʼorkʼon/ | — | — | — |
| House | — /—/ | akhaːrʔa /akʰaːɾʔa/ | — /—/ | хъоро /qʼoro/ | — /—/ | yufa /jufa/ | ngambirr /ŋambir/ |
| Milk | iribabii /ʔiɺibabiʔi/ | — | — | шив /ʃiv/ | — | — | — |
| Eat | seme /seme/ | kaʔac /kaʔats/ | — /—/ | икъвин /iqʷːin/ | — /—/ | gothlæ /ɡoɬæ/ | jitha /dʒiθa/ |
| Drink | fa /fa/ | kikʔa /kikʔa/ | — /—/ | игьин /ihin/ | — /—/ | pʼe /pʼe/ | kurdama /kuɖama/ |
| Sleep | ase /ʔase/ | — | — | кьихинну /tɬʼiχinːu/ | — | — | — |
| One | itchâme /ʔitʃʰaːme/ | chiʔass /tsʰiʔass/ | wollaq /ˈwolːakʼ/ | цеб /tseb/ | — /—/ | hitʼe /hitʼe/ | warnge /waɾŋe/ |
| Two | piye /pije/ | wic /wits/ | qasken /kʼasˈken/ | чӏеди /tʃʼedi/ | kiyarrngka /kijaɾŋka/ | nõwe /nõwe/ | kiyarrng /kijaɾŋ/ |
| Three | samaka /samaka/ | taw /taw/ | makken /makːen/ | лъобгу /ɬobɡu/ | — /—/ | nǫkæ /nõkæ/ | mungkalan /muŋkalan/ |
| Four | bone /bone/ | taːkwic /taːkʷits/ | oydi /ojdi/ | богъогу /boʁoɡu/ | — | — | — |
| Five | bothâno /botʰaːno/ | — | donq /donkʼ/ | иншдугу /inʃːduɡu/ | — | chʼwahe /tʃʼwahe/ | — |
| Hello | mtana /m̩tana/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Thank you | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Good | zzie /tsʼiʔe/ | acs /atss/ | laqami /lakʼaˈmi/ | шув /ʃuv/ | — /—/ | sæle /sæle/ | kuba /kuba/ |
| New | zana /dzana/ | — | killa /kilːˈa/ | цӏив /tsʼiv/ | — | — | — |
| Red | tese /tese/ | kwhaːc /kʷʰaːts/ | zeymi /zejˈmi/ | гьири /hiri/ | kandukandu /kandukandu/ | tshyathla /tsʰjaɬa/ | kandukan /kandukan/ |
| White | pedla /pecʎʼa/ | — | — | гьацӏа /hatsʼa/ | — | — | — |
| Black | tijji /titʃʼi/ | — | — | бечӏедир /betʃʼedir/ | — | — | — |
| Green | nxawejjene /ᵑǁawetʃʼene/ | — | — | хочи /χotʃi/ | — | — | — |
| Blue | tikitʃe /tikitʃe/ | — | — | решинкьелӏи /reʃinkʼeˈlːi/ | — | — | — |
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