Af kawooti
Konso
Afro-Asiatic
Konso (Af kawooti, "Konso speech") is an East Cushitic language of southern Ethiopia, closely related to Oromo (om) and to other Konso-Diraytata cluster members. The Konso are famous for elaborate terraced hillside agriculture and stone tower-stelae (waka), which UNESCO listed as a World Heritage Site in 2011. Linguistically, Konso has the East Cushitic features of two-tone system, focus markers, gender-based subject-verb agreement, and a complex case system. The Konso community has a strong oral tradition including riddle competitions and the "Pakawati" autobiographical narrative genre. Significant Bible translation work since the 1990s.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Konso
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Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Afro-Asiatic
| Meaning | Konso | Oromo | Gedeo | Sidamo | Wolaytta | Afar | Saho |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | pisha /piʃa/ | bishaan /biʃaːn/ | wodeʼe /wodeʔe/ | waa /waː/ | haatta /haːtːa/ | lee /leː/ | laye /laje/ |
| Fire | apitta /apitːa/ | ibidda /ibidːa/ | giira /ɡiːɾa/ | giira /ɡiːra/ | tama /tama/ | gira /ɡira/ | gira /ɡira/ |
| Sun | piirtuta /piːrtuta/ | aduu /aduː/ | arishsho /ariʃːo/ | arrishsho /arːiʃːo/ | awa /awa/ | ayró /ajro/ | ayro /ajɾo/ |
| Moon | leya /leja/ | jiʼa /dʒiʔa/ | agenjo /aɡendʒo/ | agana /aɡana/ | aginaa /aɡinaː/ | alsá /alsa/ | alsa /alsa/ |
| Star | hikkitta /hikːitːa/ | urjii /urdʒiː/ | urje /urdʒe/ | beeddakko /beːdːakko/ | xoolinttee /tʼoːlintːeː/ | cutuk /ħutuk/ | xutuk /ħutuk/ |
| Night | halkeetta /halkeːtːa/ | halkan /halkan/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ | qamma /kʼamːa/ | bar /bar/ | bar /bar/ |
| Rain | roopa /roːpa/ | bokkaa /ˈbokːaː/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ | iraa /iraː/ | rob /rob/ | rob /rob/ |
| Snow | fuuttota /fuːtːota/ | cabbii /tʃabːiː/ | — | bullaame kaade /bulːaːme kaːde/ | suuppa shachcha /suːpːa ʃatʃːa/ | — | — |
| Wind | puppeeta /pupːeːta/ | bubbee /ˈbubːeː/ | diidallo /diːdalːo/ | bubbe /bubːe/ | carkko /tsʼarkːo/ | caacay /ħaːħaj/ | xaaxat /ħaːħat/ |
| Earth | piita /piːta/ | lafa /lafa/ | buttina /butːina/ | uulla /uːlla/ | saʼaa /saʔaː/ | árdi /ardi/ | baarho /baːɽo/ |
| Stone | daka /ɗaka/ | dhagaa /ɖaˈɡaː/ | kinjo /kindʒo/ | kincho /kintʃo/ | shuchcha /ʃutʃːa/ | xáa /ɖaː/ | dhaa /ɖaː/ |
| Mountain | irroota /irːoːta/ | tulluu /tulːuː/ | kooba /koːba/ | gaara /ɡaːra/ | deriya /derija/ | qale /ʕale/ | kooma /koːma/ |
| Sea | pakateeta /pakateːta/ | galaana /ɡalaːna/ | abbaayya /abːaːjːa/ | baare /baːre/ | abbaa /abːaː/ | bad /bad/ | bad /bad/ |
| Mother | aayyaa /aːjːaː/ | haadha /haːɗa/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ama/ | aayyiyo /aːjːijo/ | iná /iˈna/ | ina /ina/ |
| Father | aappaa /aːpːaː/ | abbaa /abːaː/ | anna /anːa/ | anna /anːa/ | aawa /aːwa/ | abbá /abːa/ | abba /abba/ |
| Daughter | enenta /enenta/ | intala /intala/ | belto /belto/ | beetto /beːtːo/ | naʼiyo /naʔijo/ | baxá /baˈxa/ | barhä /baˈɽa/ |
| I | anti /anti/ | ani /ani/ | ani /ani/ | ani /ani/ | taani /taːni/ | anu /anu/ | anu /anu/ |
| You | atti /atti/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | ati /ati/ | neeni /neːni/ | atu /atu/ | atu /atu/ |
| We | ino /ino/ | nuti /nuti/ | noʼo /noʔo/ | ninke /ninke/ | nuuni /nuːni/ | nanu /nanu/ | nanu /nanu/ |
| Name | maχχa /maχːa/ | maqaa /makʼaː/ | summa /sumːa/ | suʼma /suʔma/ | sunttaa /suntːaː/ | migáq /miɡaʕ/ | migac /miɡaʕ/ |
| Person | nama /nama/ | nama /nama/ | manjo /mandʒo/ | mancho /mantʃo/ | asaa /asaː/ | núm /num/ | xiyaw /ħijaw/ |
| Head | matta /matːa/ | mataa /mataː/ | umo /umo/ | umo /umo/ | huuphiya /huːpʼija/ | amó /amo/ | amo /amo/ |
| Eye | ilta /ilta/ | ija /idʒa/ | ille /ilːe/ | ille /ilːe/ | ayfee /ajfeː/ | intí /inti/ | inti /inti/ |
| Ear | napahata /napahata/ | gurra /ɡurra/ | mansha /manʃa/ | macca /matʃʼːa/ | hayttaa /hajtːaː/ | ayti /ajti/ | cokka /ʕokka/ |
| Nose | sina /sina/ | funyaan /fuɲaːn/ | sana /sana/ | sano /sano/ | siiriya /siːrija/ | san /san/ | san /san/ |
| Mouth | afa /afa/ | afaan /afaːn/ | afoʼo /afoʔo/ | afo /afo/ | doonaa /doːnaː/ | af /af/ | af /af/ |
| Tooth | ilkitta /ilkitːa/ | ilkaan /ilkaːn/ | isso /isːo/ | hinko /hinko/ | achcha /atʃːa/ | boddiná /bodːina/ | iko /iko/ |
| Tongue | arrapa /arːapa/ | arraba /arːaba/ | arrabo /arːabo/ | arrawo /arːawo/ | inxxarssa /intʼarsːa/ | arraabá /arːaːba/ | anrab /anrab/ |
| Hand | harka /harka/ | harka /haɾka/ | anga /aŋɡa/ | anga /anɡa/ | kushiyaa /kuʃijaː/ | gabá /ɡaba/ | gaba /ɡaba/ |
| Foot | loʛta /loʛta/ | miilla /miːlːa/ | lekka /lekːa/ | lekka /ˈlekːa/ | tohuwa /tohuwa/ | iba /iba/ | iba /iba/ |
| Heart | sataʔta /sataʔta/ | onnee /onːeː/ | wodana /wodana/ | wodana /wodana/ | wozanaa /wozanaː/ | lubbí /lubːi/ | qalbe /qalbe/ |
| Bone | lafta /lafta/ | lafee /lafeː/ | micco /mitʃʼːo/ | miqicho /mikʼitʃo/ | meqetta /mekʼetːa/ | lafa /lafa/ | lafa /lafa/ |
| Blood | diika /ɗiːka/ | dhiiga /ɖiːɡa/ | munde /munde/ | munde /munde/ | suutta /suːtːa/ | qabal /ʕabal/ | biilo /biːlo/ |
| Poop | utaa /utaː/ | udaan /udaːn/ | cilo /tʃʼilo/ | ciilo /tʃʼiːlo/ | shiyaa /ʃijaː/ | — | — |
| Love | ʄaalaɗiyaa /ʄaːlaɗijaː/ | jaalala /dʒaːlala/ | eeyya /eːjːa/ | baxa /batʼa/ | siiqaa /siːqaː/ | kacanú /kaħanu/ | kaxano /kaħano/ |
| Tree | ʛoyra /ʛojra/ | muka /muka/ | haqqa /hakʼːa/ | haqqe /hakʼːe/ | mittaa /mitːaː/ | caxá /ħaɖa/ | xarha /ħaɽa/ |
| Dog | kuta /kuta/ | saree /saɾeː/ | kaneessa /kaneːsːa/ | woshichcho /woʃitʃːo/ | kanaa /kanaː/ | kuta /kuta/ | kare /kaɾe/ |
| Cat | aturraata /aturːaːta/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | adurre /aduɾːe/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | gaaduwaa /ɡaːduwaː/ | dummú /dumːu/ | dummu /dummu/ |
| Fish | murkuja /murkuʄa/ | qurxummii /qurxummiː/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ | moliya /molija/ | kuluntá /kuluntaː/ | caasa /ʕaːsa/ |
| Bird | χampira /χampira/ | simbirroo /simbirroː/ | ciʼa /tʃʼiʔa/ | ceʼa /tʃʼeʔa/ | kafo /kafo/ | kimbiró /kimbiroː/ | kimbir /kimbir/ |
| Egg | hukuukka /hukuːkːa/ | hanqaaquu /hanqaːquː/ | quuphe /kʼuːpʼe/ | quuphichcho /kʼuːpʼitʃːo/ | phuuphulliya /pʼuːpʼulːija/ | — | lalim /lalim/ |
| Bear | tipeeta /tipeːta/ | — | dibi /dibi/ | dibi /dibi/ | beere /beːre/ | — | dibbi /dibbi/ |
| Horse | farta /farta/ | farda /farda/ | fadhado /faɗado/ | farashsho /faraʃːo/ | paraa /paraː/ | faras /faras/ | faras /faras/ |
| House | tika /tika/ | mana /mana/ | mine /mine/ | mine /mine/ | keettaa /keːtːaː/ | qarí /ʕari/ | care /ʕare/ |
| Milk | aanna /aːnːa/ | aannan /aːnːan/ | ado /ado/ | ado /ado/ | maatta /maːtːa/ | cán /ħan/ | xan /ħan/ |
| Honey | takma /takma/ | damma /damːa/ | malebo /malebo/ | malawo /malawo/ | eessaa /eːsːaː/ | malab /malab/ | malab /malab/ |
| Salt | sookitta /soːkitːa/ | soogidda /soːɡidːa/ | maxine /matʼine/ | maxine /matʼine/ | maxiniyaa /matʼinijaː/ | qasbó /ʕasbo/ | mulxu /mulħu/ |
| Wine | taadeta wayneeta /taːɗeta wajneːta/ | daadhii wayinii /daːɗiː wajiniː/ | woyine /wojine/ | woyinete xajje /wojinete tʼadʒːe/ | woine eessa /woine eːsːa/ | kamri /kamri/ | wayni /wajni/ |
| Iron | sipla /sipla/ | sibiila /sibiːla/ | sibiljo /sibildʒo/ | siwiila /siwiːla/ | birataa /birataː/ | birta /birta/ | birit /birit/ |
| Book | mataafa /mataːfa/ | kitaaba /kitaːba/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ | maxaafaa /matʼaːfaː/ | kitab /kitab/ | kitaab /kitaːb/ |
| Eat | ɗamiyaa /ɗamijaː/ | nyaachuu /ɲaːtʃuː/ | ita /ita/ | ita /ita/ | miya /miːja/ | akmé /akme/ | niitan /niːtan/ |
| Drink | ikiyaa /ikijaː/ | dhuguu /ɗuɡuː/ | haʼwa /haʔwa/ | aga /aɡa/ | uyiya /ujija/ | kibé /kibe/ | yaaqab /jaːʕab/ |
| One | takka /takːa/ | tokko /tokːo/ | mitto /mitːo/ | mitto /mitːo/ | issuwa /isːuwa/ | inki /inki/ | inki /inki/ |
| Two | lakki /lakːi/ | lama /lama/ | lame /lame/ | lame /lame/ | naaʼʼa /naːʔːa/ | namma /namːa/ | lamma /lamma/ |
| Three | sessa /sesːa/ | sadii /sadiː/ | sase /sase/ | sase /sase/ | heezza /heːzːa/ | sidóc /sidoħ/ | adox /adoħ/ |
| Four | afur /afur/ | afur /afur/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ | oydda /ʔoidːa/ | ferey /ferej/ | afar /afar/ |
| Five | ken /ken/ | shan /ʃan/ | onde /onde/ | onte /onte/ | ichchasha /itʃːaʃa/ | konoy /konoj/ | koon /koːn/ |
| Hundred | dippa /ɗipːa/ | dhibba /ɗibba/ | dhibba /ɗibːa/ | xibbe /tʼibːe/ | xeeta /tʼeːta/ | bool /boːl/ | bool /boːl/ |
| Hello | nakaytaa /nakajtaː/ | akkam /akːam/ | mooye /moːje/ | nagaa yiʼne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | saro /saro/ | nagá /naɡa/ | malaal /malaːl/ |
| Thank you | kalata /kalata/ | galatoomi /ɡalatoːmi/ | galaata /ɡalaːta/ | galiʼne /ɡaliʔne/ | galatay /ɡalataj/ | qungúsa /ʕuŋɡusa/ | galatto /ɡalatto/ |
| Good | paχaara /paχaːra/ | gaarii /ɡaːriː/ | elo /elo/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | loʼo /loʔo/ | meqé /meʕe/ | mece /meʕe/ |
| New | haraya /haraja/ | haaraa /haːraː/ | haaro /haːro/ | haaro /haːro/ | ooratta /oːratːa/ | qusbá /ʕusba/ | cusub /ʕusub/ |
| Red | tiima /tiːma/ | diimaa /diːmaː/ | diimmo /diːmːo/ | duuma /duːma/ | zoʼo /zoʔo/ | qasá /ʕasa/ | casa /ʕasa/ |
| White | ata /ata/ | adii /adiː/ | golalo /ɡolalo/ | waajjo /waːdʒːo/ | bootta /boːtːa/ | qado /ʕado/ | cado /ʕado/ |
| Black | poora /poːra/ | gurraacha /ɡurːaːtʃaː/ | xillo /tʼilːo/ | kolishsho /koliʃːo/ | karetta /karetːa/ | datá /data/ | dat /dat/ |
| Green | ilaawa /ilaːwa/ | magariisa /maɡariːsa/ | haanja /haːndʒa/ | hanja /handʒa/ | — | anxaxiní /anɖaɖini/ | andharh /anɖaɽ/ |
| Coffee | punitta /punitːa/ | buna /buna/ | — | buna /buna/ | tukkiya /tukːija/ | buna /buna/ | qaxwa /qaħwa/ |
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