Suppire
Senoufo Supyire
Niger-Congo
Senoufo Supyire (Suppire, "the Senufo speech") is the principal Senufo language of southwestern Mali, spoken across the Sikasso Region by ~750,000 Senufo (Suppire-speaking subgroup). The Senufo cluster (Supyire, Mamara, Sicite, Tagbana, Cebaara, etc. — ~3M total speakers across Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire) is one of the smallest branches of Atlantic-Congo, with internal mutual intelligibility limited despite ethnic unity. Famous for the Senufo "balafon" (West African xylophone) musical tradition and elaborate masked ritual society (Poro). Linguistically, Senufo shows Atlantic-Congo Bantu-like noun-class system (~6 classes), tonal (3 tones with downstep), and SOV constituent order. The Carlson 1994 reference grammar is a seminal work in Senufo linguistics.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Senoufo Supyire
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Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Niger-Congo
| Meaning | Senoufo Supyire | Mooré | Zande | Hindko | Sanskrit | Donno So | Bahamian Creole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | lwɔhe /lwɔhe/ | koom /koːm/ | ime /ime/ | پانڑی /paːɽ̃iː/ | जलम् /dʑalam/ | di /di/ | watah /wɑːtə/ |
| Fire | nage /naɡe/ | bugum /buɡum/ | we /we/ | اگ /aɡ/ | अग्निः /aɡniɦ/ | nyaŋ /ɲaŋ/ | fyah /fajə/ |
| Sun | kanha /kaɲa/ | wĩndga /wĩndɡa/ | uru /uɾu/ | سورج /soːradʒ/ | सूर्यः /suːɾjaɦ/ | naŋ /naŋ/ | son /sɔn/ |
| Moon | yiŋke /jiŋke/ | kiuugu /kiuːɡu/ | diwi /diwi/ | چن /tʃan/ | चन्द्रः /tɕandɾaɦ/ | ugɔ /uɡɔ/ | moon /muːn/ |
| Star | woni /woni/ | ãdga /ãdɡa/ | kerekuru /kɛɾɛkuɾu/ | تارا /taːɾaː/ | तारा /taːraː/ | tolo /tolo/ | star /stɑː/ |
| Night | numpilaga /numpilaɡa/ | yʋngo /jʊŋɡo/ | yuru /juru/ | رات /raːt/ | रात्रिः /raːtriɦ/ | diga /diɡa/ | night /naɪt/ |
| Rain | zanha /zanha/ | saaga /ˈsaːɡa/ | mai /mai/ | مینہ /mĩː/ | वर्षा /ʋarʂaː/ | ana /ana/ | rain /reɪn/ |
| Wind | kafɛɛge /kafɛːɡe/ | sobgo /sobɡo/ | yuge /juɡe/ | ہوا /ɦəʋaː/ | वायुः /ʋaːjuɦ/ | gɛɛdɛ /ɡɛːdɛ/ | wind /wɪn/ |
| Earth | ɲiŋɛ /ɲiŋɛ/ | tẽnga /tẽŋɡa/ | sende /sɛndɛ/ | مٹی /mɪʈːiː/ | भूमि /bʱuːmi/ | tay /taj/ | — |
| Stone | kafaa /kafaː/ | kugri /kuɡri/ | mbia /mbia/ | بٹہ /baʈːaː/ | पाषाण /paːˈʂaːɳɐ/ | tibu /tibu/ | stone /stoʊn/ |
| Mountain | ɲaŋa /ɲaŋa/ | tãnga /tãŋɡa/ | gangara /ɡaŋɡara/ | — | पर्वतः /pɐrʋɐtaɦ/ | pɛgɛlɛŋ /pɛɡɛlɛŋ/ | — |
| Sea | suumpe lwɔhe /suːmpe lwɔhe/ | mogre /moɡre/ | baime /baime/ | — | समुद्रः /sɐmudraɦ/ | dibe /dibe/ | — |
| Mother | nuŋi /nuŋi/ | ma /ma/ | na /na/ | ماں /mãː/ | माता /maːtaː/ | na /na/ | mama /mama/ |
| Father | tuŋi /tuŋi/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | پیو /pju/ | पिता /pitaː/ | ba /ba/ | daddy /dadi/ |
| Daughter | pworo /pworo/ | bi-pugla /bipuɡla/ | — | دھی /dʱiː/ | दुहितृ /duhitr̩/ | yaana ii /jaːna iː/ | daughter /dɑːtə/ |
| I | mii /mìː/ | mam /mam/ | mi /mi/ | میں /mɛ̃ː/ | अहम् /ɐɦɐm/ | mi /mi/ | I /aɪ/ |
| You | mu /mú/ | fo /fo/ | mo /mo/ | تُوں /tũː/ | त्वम् /tʋɐm/ | u /u/ | you /juː/ |
| We | wuu /wùː/ | tõnd /tõnd/ | ani /ani/ | اَسِیں /əsĩː/ | वयम् /ʋɐjɐm/ | ɛmmɛ /ɛmːɛ/ | we /wiː/ |
| Name | mɛge /mɛɡe/ | yʋʋre /jʊːre/ | rimo /ɾimo/ | ناں /nãː/ | नाम /naːmɐ/ | boy /bɔj/ | name /neɪm/ |
| Person | supya /supja/ | neda /neda/ | boro /boro/ | — | मनुष्यः /mɐnuʂjaɦ/ | inde /indɛ/ | — |
| Head | ɲuŋɔ /ɲuŋɔ/ | zugu /zuɡu/ | — | — | शिरः /ɕiɾaɦ/ | kuu /kuː/ | — |
| Eye | fyaha /fjaha/ | nifu /nifu/ | bangiri /baŋɡiɾi/ | اکھ /əkːʰ/ | नेत्रम् /neːtɾam/ | giru /ɡiru/ | eye /aɪ/ |
| Ear | niŋgeŋke /niŋɡeŋke/ | tʋbre /tʊbre/ | tu /tu/ | کن /kənː/ | कर्ण /kɐrɳɐ/ | sugulu /suɡulu/ | ear /ɛə/ |
| Mouth | ɲwɔge /ɲwɔɡe/ | noore /noːre/ | ngba /ŋɡba/ | — | मुखम् /mukʰam/ | kɛnnɛ /kɛnːɛ/ | — |
| Tooth | nkyan /ŋkʲan/ | yẽnde /jẽnde/ | rinde /rinde/ | دند /dand/ | दन्तः /dantaɦ/ | inu /inu/ | tooth /tuːt/ |
| Tongue | ɲjini /ɲdʒini/ | zelemde /zelemde/ | mira /mira/ | جیب /dʒiːb/ | जिह्वा /ɟihʋaː/ | nɛndɛ /nɛndɛ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ |
| Hand | cyɛge /tʃɛɡe/ | nugu /nuɡu/ | be /be/ | ہتھ /hatːʰ/ | हस्तः /hastaɦ/ | numɔ /numɔ/ | han /han/ |
| Foot | tɔɔgɔ /tɔːɡɔ/ | naoore /naoːre/ | kpendu /kpendu/ | پیر /peːr/ | पाद /paːdɐ/ | kubɔ /kubɔ/ | — |
| Heart | zòŋi /zòŋi/ | sũuri /sũːri/ | ngbaduse /ŋɡbaduse/ | دل /dil/ | हृदयम् /hr̩dajam/ | kindɛ /kindɛ/ | hart /hɑːt/ |
| Bone | kaci /katʃi/ | kõbre /kõbre/ | meme /meme/ | ہڈی /həɖːiː/ | अस्थि /astʰi/ | kee /keː/ | bone /boʊn/ |
| Blood | sishyan /siʃʲã/ | zɩɩm /zɪːm/ | kure /kure/ | خون /xuːn/ | रक्तम् /raktam/ | ni /ni/ | blood /blʌd/ |
| Love | lyɛnɛ /ʎɛnɛ/ | nonglem /noŋɡlem/ | kpinyemu /kpiɲemu/ | پیار /pjaːr/ | प्रेम /preːma/ | ibɛ /ibɛ/ | love /lɔv/ |
| Tree | cige /tʃiɡe/ | tɩɩga /tɪːɡa/ | ngua /ŋɡua/ | درخت /daɾaxt/ | वृक्षः /vr̩kʂaɦ/ | timmɛ /timːɛ/ | tree /tɹiː/ |
| Dog | fwo /fwo/ | baaga /baːɡa/ | ango /aŋɡo/ | کتا /kuttaː/ | श्वा /ɕvaː/ | idu /idu/ | dawg /dɔɡ/ |
| Cat | baha /baha/ | yũuga /jũːɡa/ | gbabo /ɡbabo/ | بلی /billi/ | मार्जारः /maːɾdʑaːɾaɦ/ | gamma /ɡamːa/ | cat /kat/ |
| Fish | fya /fja/ | zĩm /zĩm/ | tio /tio/ | مچھی /mətʃʰiː/ | मत्स्यः /matsjaɦ/ | — /—/ | fish /fɪʃ/ |
| Egg | nɔngyaa /nɔŋɡʲaː/ | gelle /ɡelːe/ | para /paɾa/ | آنڈا /aːɳɖaː/ | अण्ड /ɐɳɖɐ/ | talu /talu/ | egg /ɛɡ/ |
| Horse | shɔngɔ /ʃɔŋɡɔ/ | wed-moaaga /wedmoaːɡa/ | farasi /faɾasi/ | — | अश्वः /ɐɕʋɐɦ/ | soŋ /soŋ/ | — |
| House | bage /baɡe/ | roogo /roːɡo/ | bambu /bambu/ | گھر /ɡʱar/ | गृहम् /ɡr̩ham/ | ginɛ /ɡinɛ/ | house /haus/ |
| Milk | jirimɛ /dʒirimɛ/ | bĩisim /bĩːsim/ | momunya /momuɲa/ | دُدھ /dʊdʱ/ | क्षीर /kʂiːrɐ/ | iru /iru/ | milk /mɪlk/ |
| Honey | sɛɛre /sɛːre/ | sɩɩdo /sɪːdo/ | anyege /aɲeɡe/ | — | मधु /mɐdʱu/ | igɛ /iɡɛ/ | — |
| Salt | suumpe /suːmpe/ | yamsem /jamsem/ | tikpo /tikpo/ | لون /luːɳ/ | लवण /lɐʋɐɳɐ/ | neŋ /neŋ/ | salt /sɑːlt/ |
| Wine | ɛrɛzɛn sinmpe /ɛrɛzɛn sinmpe/ | divẽ /divẽ/ | imekakue /imekakue/ | — | द्राक्षारसः /draːkʂaːrasaɦ/ | — | wine /waɪn/ |
| Iron | tɔɔnnɔ /tɔːnːɔ/ | kutu /kutu/ | mara /mara/ | لوہا /loːɦaː/ | अयस् /ˈajas/ | inɛ /inɛ/ | — |
| Book | semɛ /semɛ/ | sebre /sebre/ | kitabu /kitabu/ | — | पुस्तक /ˈpustɐkɐ/ | — | — |
| Eat | lyi /ʎi/ | dɩ /dɪ/ | ri /ɾi/ | کھانڑا /kʰaːɽ̃aː/ | खादति /kʰaːdati/ | nyaa /ɲaː/ | eat /iːt/ |
| Drink | bya /bja/ | yũ /jũ/ | mbira /mbiɾa/ | پینا /piːɳaː/ | पिबति /pibati/ | nɔ /nɔ/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ |
| One | niŋkin /niŋkin/ | yembre /jembre/ | sa /sa/ | ہک /hikː/ | एकः /eːkaɦ/ | turu /turu/ | one /wan/ |
| Two | shuunni /ʃùːnːì/ | yiibu /jiːbu/ | ue /uwe/ | دو /doː/ | द्वि /dvi/ | lɛy /lɛj/ | two /tuː/ |
| Three | taanre /taːnre/ | tãabo /tãːbo/ | biata /biata/ | تن /tin/ | त्रयः /trajaɦ/ | taandu /taːndu/ | three /tɹiː/ |
| Four | sicyɛɛre /sitʃɛːre/ | naase /naːse/ | biama /biama/ | چار /tʃaːr/ | चत्वारः /tɕatʋaːraɦ/ | nay /naj/ | four /fɔː/ |
| Five | kaŋkuro /kaŋkuro/ | nu /nu/ | bisue /bisue/ | پنج /pandʒ/ | पञ्च /pɐɲtɕɐ/ | nnɔ /nːɔ/ | faiv /faiv/ |
| Hundred | ŋkuu /ŋkuː/ | koabga /koabɡa/ | ngbangbu /ŋɡbaŋɡbu/ | — | शतम् /ɕɐtɐm/ | tɛmdɛrɛ /tɛmdɛrɛ/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ |
| Hello | mɛ /mɛ/ | ne y yibeoogo /ne i jibeoːɡo/ | mo ima ya /mo ima ja/ | اسلام علیکم /assalaːmu ʕalaikum/ | नमस्ते /namasteː/ | yaamɔ /jaːmɔ/ | wuhz hapnin /wʊz hapnɪn/ |
| Thank you | fenge /feŋɡe/ | barka /barka/ | oni-tambua /oni-tambua/ | شکریہ /ʃukrija/ | धन्यवादः /dʱanjaʋaːdaɦ/ | gaanaa /ɡaːnaː/ | tank ya /taŋk jə/ |
| Good | ɲwɔ /ɲwɔ/ | sõma /sõma/ | wene /wene/ | چنگا /tʃəŋɡaː/ | साधु /saːdʱu/ | seeƞ /sẽː/ | good /ɡʊd/ |
| Red | nya /ɲa/ | miuugu /miuːɡu/ | zamba /zamba/ | لال /laːl/ | रक्तः /raktaɦ/ | banu /banu/ | red /ɹɛd/ |
| White | fini /fini/ | pɛɛlga /pɛːlɡa/ | pisi /pisi/ | چٹا /tʃɪʈːaː/ | श्वेत /ɕʋetɐ/ | pilu /pilu/ | white /waɪt/ |
| Black | niŋgwɔhɔ /niŋɡwɔhɔ/ | sablga /sablɡa/ | bibiri /bibiɾi/ | — | कृष्णः /kr̩ʂɳaɦ/ | gɛŋ /ɡɛŋ/ | black /blak/ |
| Ninety-nine | beecyɛɛre ná kɛ ná baacyɛɛre /beːtʃɛːre na kɛ na baːtʃɛːre/ | pis-wɛ la a wɛ /piswɛ la a wɛ/ | — | — | नवनवति /nɐʋɐnɐʋɐti/ | — | — |
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