Koyraboro Senni
Songhai
Koyraboro Senni is the Eastern Songhai variety of the Saharan trade-corridor cities Gao and Timbuktu. Songhai is genealogically isolated within Africa (sometimes Nilo-Saharan, sometimes ungrouped); the language of medieval Sahel trade routes.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Koyraboro Senni
Sources
- Heath (1999) — A Grammar of Koyraboro Senni
- Ethnologue 27: Koyraboro Senni Songhai
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Songhai
| Meaning | Koyraboro Senni | Koyra Chiini | Zarma | Irula | Wolaytta | Beja | Mampruli |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | hari /hari/ | hari /hari/ | hari /hari/ | nīr /niːɾ/ | haatta /haːtːa/ | yam /jam/ | kuom /kuom/ |
| Fire | nuune /nuːne/ | nuune /nuːne/ | danji /dandʒi/ | tī /tiː/ | tama /tama/ | neʼaat /neʔaːt/ | bugum /buɡum/ |
| Sun | wayna /wajna/ | wari /wari/ | wayna /wajna/ | čūriyen /tʃuːɾijen/ | awa /awa/ | yint /jint/ | wuntiri /wuntiri/ |
| Moon | handu /handu/ | handu /handu/ | handu /handu/ | niḷā /niɭaː/ | aginaa /aɡinaː/ | tirig /tiɾiɡ/ | gɔoŋ /ɡɔːŋ/ |
| Star | handaray /handaraj/ | handariya /handarija/ | handariya /handarija/ | naṭčattiram /naʈtʃatːiɾam/ | xoolinttee /tʼoːlintːeː/ | hayúk /hajuːk/ | ŋmariga /ŋmariɡa/ |
| Night | cijin /tʃidʒin/ | cin /tʃin/ | ciini /tʃiːni/ | ravu /ravu/ | qamma /kʼamːa/ | hawad /hawad/ | yuŋŋu /juŋːu/ |
| Rain | ncirɲi /ntʃirɲi/ | — | beyna hari /bejna hari/ | — | iraa /iraː/ | biri /biri/ | sa /sa/ |
| Snow | neeži /neːʒi/ | — | — | — | suuppa shachcha /suːpːa ʃatʃːa/ | — | — |
| Wind | hew /hew/ | — | haw /haw/ | — | carkko /tsʼarkːo/ | baraam /baraːm/ | pɛsiŋŋu /pɛsiŋːu/ |
| Earth | labu /labu/ | laabu /laːbu/ | laabu /laːbu/ | — | saʼaa /saʔaː/ | buur /buːr/ | tiŋŋa /tiŋŋa/ |
| Stone | tondi /tondi/ | tondi /tondi/ | tondi /tondi/ | kal /kal/ | shuchcha /ʃutʃːa/ | aweb /aweb/ | kugri /kuɡri/ |
| Mountain | tondi hondu /tondi hondu/ | — | — | — | deriya /derija/ | riba /riba/ | zoori /zoːri/ |
| Sea | teeku /teːku/ | — | teeku /teːku/ | — | abbaa /abːaː/ | bhar /bhar/ | teeku /teːku/ |
| Mother | ɲaa /ɲaː/ | nya /ɲa/ | ñaa /ɲaː/ | ammā /amːaː/ | aayyiyo /aːjːijo/ | indee /iːndeː/ | ma /ma/ |
| Father | baaba /baːba/ | baaba /baːba/ | baba /baba/ | ayyā /ajːaː/ | aawa /aːwa/ | baab /baːb/ | ba /ba/ |
| Daughter | ize woy /ize woj/ | — | ize way /ize waj/ | — | naʼiyo /naʔijo/ | oot /oːt/ | bipuŋŋa /bipuŋa/ |
| I | ay /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ay /aj/ | nānu /naːnu/ | taani /taːni/ | ané /ʔane/ | mani /mani/ |
| You | ni /ni/ | ni /ni/ | ni /ni/ | nī /niː/ | neeni /neːni/ | barúk /baruːk/ | fu /fʊ/ |
| We | iri /iri/ | yer /jer/ | iri /iri/ | nāvu /naːvu/ | nuuni /nuːni/ | hinin /hinin/ | tidima /tidima/ |
| Name | maa /maː/ | maa /maː/ | maa /maː/ | pēru /peːɾu/ | sunttaa /suntːaː/ | sim /sim/ | yuli /juli/ |
| Person | boro /boro/ | boro /boro/ | boro /boro/ | — | asaa /asaː/ | — | nira /nira/ |
| Head | boŋ /boŋ/ | boŋ /boŋ/ | boŋ /boŋ/ | — | huuphiya /huːpʼija/ | girma /ɡirma/ | zugu /zuɡu/ |
| Eye | moo /moː/ | mo /mo/ | mo /mo/ | kaṇṇ /kaɳː/ | ayfee /ajfeː/ | liili /liːli/ | nini /nini/ |
| Ear | haŋa /haŋa/ | hanga /haŋɡa/ | hanga /haŋɡa/ | kādu /kaːdu/ | hayttaa /hajtːaː/ | angwííl /aŋɡʷiːl/ | tubri /tubri/ |
| Nose | niine /niːne/ | nine /nine/ | nine /nine/ | mūku /muːku/ | siiriya /siːrija/ | ginúuf /ɡinuːf/ | nyoori /ɲoːri/ |
| Mouth | mee /meː/ | me /me/ | me /me/ | vāyi /vaːji/ | doonaa /doːnaː/ | yaf /jaf/ | noori /noːri/ |
| Tooth | hiɲe /hiɲe/ | hinje /hindʒe/ | hinje /hindʒe/ | pallu /palːu/ | achcha /atʃːa/ | kwire /kʷire/ | nyini /ɲini/ |
| Tongue | deene /deːne/ | deene /deːne/ | deene /deːne/ | nāku /naːku/ | inxxarssa /intʼarsːa/ | miidaab /miːdaːb/ | zilinni /zilinːi/ |
| Hand | kabe /kabe/ | kambe /kambe/ | kambe /kambe/ | kayyu /kajːu/ | kushiyaa /kuʃijaː/ | ay /aj/ | nuusi /nuːsi/ |
| Foot | cee /tʃeː/ | cee /tʃeː/ | ce /tʃe/ | kālu /kaːlu/ | tohuwa /tohuwa/ | ragad /raɡad/ | napɔŋŋu /napɔŋːu/ |
| Heart | bine /bine/ | bine /bine/ | bina /bina/ | idayam /idajam/ | wozanaa /wozanaː/ | ginʼa /ɡinʔa/ | suuri /suːri/ |
| Bone | biri /biri/ | biri /biri/ | biri /biri/ | elumbu /elumbu/ | meqetta /mekʼetːa/ | mitat /mitat/ | kɔbri /kɔbri/ |
| Blood | kuri /kuri/ | kuri /kuri/ | kuri /kuri/ | netaru /netaru/ | suutta /suːtːa/ | booy /boːj/ | zim /zim/ |
| Love | baa /baː/ | baŋa /baŋa/ | baa /baː/ | kāhal /kaːhal/ | siiqaa /siːqaː/ | areeyaa /areːjaː/ | paaba /paːba/ |
| Tree | tuuri /tuːri/ | tuuri /tuːri/ | tuuri /tuːri/ | maram /maɾam/ | mittaa /mitːaː/ | hindeb /hindeb/ | tia /tia/ |
| Dog | hansi /hansi/ | hansi /hansi/ | hansi /hansi/ | nāyi /naːji/ | kanaa /kanaː/ | yas /jas/ | baaga /baːɡa/ |
| Cat | muusi /muːsi/ | muusu /muːsu/ | muusu /muːsu/ | pūne /puːne/ | gaaduwaa /ɡaːduwaː/ | kabsoot /kabsoːt/ | nyusi /ɲusi/ |
| Fish | hamiisa /hamiːsa/ | hamisa /hamisa/ | hamisa /hamisa/ | mīn /miːn/ | moliya /molija/ | ashoob /aʃoːb/ | zinga /ziŋa/ |
| Bird | ciraw /tʃiraw/ | cirow /tʃirow/ | curoize /tʃuroize/ | — | kafo /kafo/ | kilay /kilaj/ | niiŋŋa /niːŋːa/ |
| Egg | guuri /ɡuːri/ | gunguri /ɡuŋɡuri/ | gunguri /ɡuŋɡuri/ | muṭṭe /muʈːe/ | phuuphulliya /pʼuːpʼulːija/ | — | jalli /dʒalli/ |
| Bear | urs /urs/ | — | — | — | beere /beːre/ | — | — |
| Horse | bari /bari/ | bari /bari/ | bari /bari/ | — | paraa /paraː/ | hatáay /hataːj/ | yoofu /joːfu/ |
| House | hugu /huɡu/ | huu /huː/ | fu /fu/ | vīḍu /viːɖu/ | keettaa /keːtːaː/ | gaw /ɡaw/ | yiri /jiri/ |
| Milk | waa /waː/ | waa /waː/ | wa /wa/ | pāl /paːl/ | maatta /maːtːa/ | aat /aːt/ | bisim /bisim/ |
| Honey | yuu /juː/ | — | yu /ju/ | tēnu /teːnu/ | eessaa /eːsːaː/ | awit /awit/ | sikpaam /sikpaːm/ |
| Salt | ciiri /tʃiːri/ | — | ciiri /tʃiːri/ | — | maxiniyaa /matʼinijaː/ | miilak /miːlak/ | yaarim /jaːrim/ |
| Wine | alaneb hari /alaneb hari/ | duwẽ /duwẽ/ | — | — | woine eessa /woine eːsːa/ | haab /haːb/ | daam /daam/ |
| Iron | guuru /ɡuːru/ | guuru /ɡuːru/ | guuru /ɡuːru/ | — | birataa /birataː/ | diit /diːt/ | kurigu /kuriɡu/ |
| Silk | alharru /alharru/ | — | — | — | — | hariir /hariːr/ | — |
| Book | citaabu /tʃitaːbu/ | — | tira /tira/ | — | maxaafaa /matʼaːfaː/ | kitaab /kitaːb/ | bukku /bukːu/ |
| Eat | ŋaa /ŋaː/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ | ŋwa /ŋwa/ | činnu /tʃinːu/ | miya /miːja/ | tame /tame/ | di /di/ |
| Drink | haŋ /haŋ/ | hane /hane/ | haŋ /haŋ/ | kuḍi /kuɖi/ | uyiya /ujija/ | gwaʼa /ɡʷaʕa/ | nyu /ɲu/ |
| Sleep | jirbi /dʒirbi/ | — | jirbi /dʒirbi/ | rongu /roŋɡu/ | xiskkiya /tʼiskːija/ | diw /diw/ | gbisi /ɡbisi/ |
| One | affoo /afːoː/ | afoo /afoː/ | affo /afːo/ | onnu /onːu/ | issuwa /isːuwa/ | gaal /ɡaːl/ | yini /jini/ |
| Two | ihinka /ihiŋka/ | hiŋka /hiŋka/ | ihinka /ihiŋka/ | reṇḍu /reɳɖu/ | naaʼʼa /naːʔːa/ | maloob /maloːb/ | ayi /aji/ |
| Three | hinza /hinza/ | hinza /hinza/ | ihinza /ihinza/ | mūnru /muːnɾu/ | heezza /heːzːa/ | mheyy /mheːj/ | ata /ata/ |
| Four | taaci /taːtʃi/ | taaci /taːtʃi/ | taaci /taːtʃi/ | nālu /naːlu/ | oydda /ʔoidːa/ | fadhig /faɖiɡ/ | anaasi /anaːsi/ |
| Five | guu /ɡuː/ | guu /ɡuː/ | gu /ɡu/ | anju /aɲdʒu/ | ichchasha /itʃːaʃa/ | ay /aj/ | anu /anu/ |
| Hundred | zangu /zaŋɡu/ | jongu /dʒoŋɡu/ | zangu /zaŋɡu/ | nūru /nuːɾu/ | xeeta /tʼeːta/ | shee /ʃeː/ | kɔbga /kɔbɡa/ |
| Hello | fofo /fofo/ | fofo /fofo/ | fofo /fofo/ | vannakkam /vanːakːam/ | saro /saro/ | salaam /salaːm/ | n na ti bʋɔ /n na ti bʊɔ/ |
| Thank you | barka /barka/ | barka /barka/ | fofo /fofo/ | nanri /nanɾi/ | galatay /ɡalataj/ | baraʼoo /baɾaʕoː/ | barika /barika/ |
| Good | boori /boːri/ | boori /boːri/ | boori /boːri/ | nalla /nalːa/ | loʼo /loʔo/ | dabaab /dabaːb/ | vɛla /vɛla/ |
| New | taaga /taːɡa/ | taawo /taːwo/ | — | — | ooratta /oːratːa/ | gayi /ɡaji/ | paalli /paːli/ |
| Red | ciray /tʃiraj/ | ciray /tʃiraj/ | ciray /tʃiraj/ | sikappu /sikappu/ | zoʼo /zoʔo/ | adaroob /adaroːb/ | moo /moː/ |
| White | kaaray /kaːraj/ | — | kwaaray /kwaːraj/ | — | bootta /boːtːa/ | eeraab /eːraːb/ | peelli /peːli/ |
| Black | bibi /bibi/ | — | bi /bi/ | — | karetta /karetːa/ | hadal /hadal/ | sabilli /sabilli/ |
| Green | firzi /firzi/ | — | bogu /boɡu/ | — | — | sootaay /soːtaːj/ | bɛŋkoom /bɛŋkoːm/ |
| Blue | bula /bula/ | — | bula /bula/ | — | — | — | bulu /bulu/ |
| Ninety-nine | woyyagga cindi yagga /wojːaɡːa tʃindi jaɡːa/ | — | wayyegga cindi yegga /wajːeɡːa tʃindi jeɡːa/ | — | uddufun tammanne uddufuna /udːufun tamːanːe udːufuna/ | ashshadhig tamuunwa ashshadhig /aʃːaɖiɡ tamuːnwa aʃːaɖiɡ/ | — |
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