Sosokuye
Susu
Niger-Congo (Mande, Western, Susu-Yalunka)
Susu (Sosokuye, also Soussou) is the principal coastal language of Guinea around the capital Conakry, and one of Guinea's eight recognized national languages. A Western Mande language, Susu is closely related to Yalunka but lexically distinct from the Manding cluster (Bambara, Dyula, Mandinka). It is the dominant trade language along Guinea's coast and into northern Sierra Leone, where it serves as a market lingua franca alongside Krio.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Susu
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Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Niger-Congo (Mande, Western, Susu-Yalunka)
| Meaning | Susu | Kita Maninkakan | Xaasongaxango | Eastern Maninka | Bambara | Vai | Dyula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | yi /ji/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ | ꕀ /dʒi/ | ji /dʒi/ |
| Fire | te /te/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | ta /ta/ | ta /ta/ | tasuma /tasuma/ | ꕚ /ta/ | tasuma /tasuma/ |
| Sun | soge /soɡe/ | tle /tle/ | tili /tili/ | tele /tele/ | tile /tile/ | ꔎꔒ /tele/ | tile /tile/ |
| Moon | kike /kike/ | kalo /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ | karo /karo/ | kalo /kalo/ | ꕪꖃ /kalo/ | kalo /kalo/ |
| Star | tunbi /tunbi/ | lolo /lolo/ | lolo /lolo/ | lolo /lolo/ | dolo /dòlo/ | ꗋꗏ /tólò/ | lolo /lolo/ |
| Night | kɔɛ /kɔɛ/ | su /su/ | su /su/ | su /su/ | su /su/ | lifi /lifi/ | su /su/ |
| Rain | tunɛ /tunɛ/ | sanji /saɲɟi/ | — | sanji /saɲɟi/ | sanji /ˈsandʒi/ | suna /suna/ | sanji /ˈsandʒi/ |
| Wind | foye /foje/ | fɔɲɔ /fɔɲɔ/ | — | fɔɲɔ /fɔɲɔ/ | fiɲɛ /fiɲɛ/ | ꔱꕩ /fija/ | fɔɲɔ /fɔɲɔ/ |
| Earth | bɔxi /bɔxi/ | — | — | duukolo /duːkolo/ | dugukolo /duɡukolo/ | — | dugukolo /duɡukolo/ |
| Stone | gɛmɛ /ɡɛmɛ/ | — | — | kaba /kaba/ | kaba /kaba/ | ꔖꘋ /sɛŋ/ | kabakuru /kabakuru/ |
| Mountain | geya /ɡeja/ | — | — | kɔnkɛ /kɔŋkɛ/ | kulu /kulu/ | ꗛꖻ /koõ/ | kulu /kulu/ |
| Sea | baa /baː/ | — | — | kɔɔji /kɔːdʒi/ | kɔgɔji /kɔɡɔdʒi/ | ꗛꔤ /koi/ | kɔgɔji /kɔɡɔdʒi/ |
| Mother | nga /ŋɡa/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ba /ba/ | ꕒ /ɓa/ | ba /ba/ |
| Father | baba /baba/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | fa /fa/ | ꕘ /fa/ | fa /fa/ |
| Daughter | di ginɛ /di ɡinɛ/ | — | — | denmuso /dɛnmuso/ | denmuso /dɛnmuso/ | ꔔꘋ ꖷꖬꕮ /dɛ̃ musuma/ | denmuso /denmuso/ |
| I | n /n/ | ne /ne/ | ne /ne/ | ne /ne/ | ne /nè/ | ꘋ /ŋ̀/ | n /ŋ́/ |
| You | i /i/ | i /i/ | i /i/ | i /i/ | i /í/ | ꔤ /ì/ | i /í/ |
| We | won / muxu /wɔn / muxu/ | an /án/ | an /án/ | an /án/ | an /án/ | ꖷ /mù/ | an /án/ |
| Name | xili /xili/ | tɔɔ /tɔː/ | toxo /toxo/ | tɔɔ /tɔː/ | tɔgɔ /tɔ̀ɡɔ/ | ꕿꘌ /tɔ́ː/ | tɔgɔ /tɔ́ɡɔ/ |
| Person | mixi /mixi/ | — | — | mɔɔ /mɔː/ | mɔgɔ /mɔ̀ɡɔ/ | ꗞ /mo/ | mɔgɔ /mɔ̀ɡɔ/ |
| Head | xunyi /xuɲi/ | — | — | kun /kũ/ | kun /kun/ | ꖴꘋ /kuŋ/ | kunkolo /kunkolo/ |
| Eye | ya /ja/ | ña /ɲa/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲa /ɲa/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ | ꕰ /ɲa/ | ɲɛ /ɲɛ/ |
| Ear | tuli /tuli/ | tulo /tulo/ | tulu /tulu/ | tolo /tolo/ | tulo /tulo/ | ꕿꖃ /tɔlɔ/ | tulo /tulo/ |
| Nose | ɲɔɛ /ɲɔɛ/ | nun /nũ/ | nun /nũ/ | nun /nũ/ | nun /nũ/ | — | nun /nũ/ |
| Mouth | dɛ /dɛ/ | — | da /da/ | da /da/ | da /da/ | ꕞ /la/ | da /da/ |
| Tooth | ɲinyi /ɲiɲi/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ | ɲiŋ /ɲiŋ/ | ɲin /ɲĩ/ |
| Tongue | nɛnɛ /nɛnɛ/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛn /nɛn/ | nɛ /nɛ/ | nɛn /nɛn/ |
| Hand | belexɛ /belexɛ/ | bolo /bolo/ | bulu /bulu/ | bolo /bolo/ | bolo /bolo/ | ꗃꗏ /ɓolo/ | bolo /bolo/ |
| Foot | sanyi /saɲi/ | — | sin /sin/ | sen /sen/ | sen /sèn/ | ꔞꘋ /keŋ/ | sen /sen/ |
| Heart | bɔɲɛ /bɔɲɛ/ | dusu /dusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | jusu /dʒusu/ | dusu /dusu/ | ꔖꕇ /sɛni/ | dusu /dusu/ |
| Bone | xɔri /xɔri/ | kulu /kulu/ | xulu /xulu/ | kolo /kolo/ | kolo /kolo/ | kuru /kuru/ | kolo /kolo/ |
| Blood | wuli /wuli/ | joli /dʒoli/ | jelu /dʒelu/ | jeli /dʒeli/ | joli /dʒoli/ | wuli /wuli/ | joli /dʒoli/ |
| Poop | gbi /ɡbi/ | — | — | bo /bo/ | bo /bo/ | — | bo /bo/ |
| Love | xanunteya /xanunteja/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanu /kanu/ | kanin /kanĩ/ | kanu /kanu/ | ꔷꕩ /lija/ | kanu /kanu/ |
| Tree | wuri /wuɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | yiri /jiɾi/ | jiri /dʒiri/ | ꗛꘋ /kɔŋ/ | yiri /jiri/ |
| Dog | barɛ /baɾɛ/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ | ꖙꖨ /wulu/ | wulu /wulu/ |
| Cat | nyɛɛsu /ɲɛːsu/ | ñaakuma /ɲaːkuma/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | ɲaari /ɲaːri/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ | ꖷꖬ /musu/ | jakuma /dʒakuma/ |
| Fish | yɛxɛ /jɛxɛ/ | jɛgɛ /dʒɛɡɛ/ | ɲege /ɲeɡe/ | jɛɛ /dʒɛː/ | jɛgɛ /dʒɛɡɛ/ | nyɛ /ɲɛ/ | jɛgɛ /dʒɛɡɛ/ |
| Bird | xɔni /xɔni/ | kɔnɔ /kɔnɔ/ | — | kɔnɔ /kɔnɔ/ | kɔnɔ /kɔnɔ/ | ꖏꔕ /kɔndɛ/ | kɔnɔ /kɔnɔ/ |
| Egg | xɛlɛ /xɛlɛ/ | — | — | kili /kili/ | shɛfan /ʃɛfã/ | ꔞꔤ /kɛi/ | sisɛfan /sisɛfã/ |
| Horse | soo /soː/ | — | — | so /so/ | so /so/ | ꖇ /sɔ/ | so /so/ |
| House | banxi /banxi/ | so /so/ | so /so/ | bon /bon/ | so /so/ | ꖴꖕ /kuu/ | so /so/ |
| Milk | xiɲɛ /xiɲɛ/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ | ꖬꖬ /susu/ | nɔnɔ /nɔnɔ/ |
| Honey | kumi /kumi/ | — | — | li /li/ | di /di/ | ꖴꖷ /kumu/ | li /li/ |
| Salt | fɔxɛ /fɔxɛ/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ | kɔɔ /kɔː/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ | ꖏ /kɔ/ | kɔgɔ /kɔɡɔ/ |
| Wine | wɛni /wɛni/ | ɛrɛsɛnji /ɛrɛsɛndʒi/ | — | — | diwɛn /diwɛn/ | ꔠꔪ ꗬ /ɡɛpi kpɛ/ | divɛn /divɛ̃/ |
| Iron | wure /wuɾe/ | neke /neke/ | nege /neɡe/ | nɛɛ /nɛː/ | nɛgɛ /nɛɡɛ/ | ꖴꖫ /kundu/ | nɛgɛ /nɛɡɛ/ |
| Book | buki /buki/ | — | — | gbafe /ɡbafe/ | gafe /ɡafe/ | ꕺꖃ /kpɔlɔ/ | gafe /ɡafe/ |
| Eat | don /don/ | don /don/ | domu /domu/ | domun /domũ/ | dun /dũ/ | ꗏꘋ /lɔŋ/ | dun /dun/ |
| Drink | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | min /min/ | ꕆ /mi/ | min /min/ |
| Sleep | xi /xi/ | — | — | sunɔɔ /sunɔː/ | sunɔgɔ /sunɔɡɔ/ | ꕃ /ki/ | sunɔgɔ /sunɔɡɔ/ |
| One | keren /keɾen/ | kelen /kelen/ | kilin /kilin/ | kelen /kelen/ | kelen /kelen/ | ꗏꗒ /lɔnɗɔ/ | kelen /kelen/ |
| Two | firin /firin/ | fila /fila/ | fula /fula/ | fila /fila/ | fila /fìla/ | ꗱꘌꕟ /fèːrà/ | fila /fìla/ |
| Three | sakhan /saxan/ | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ | saba /saba/ | ꕢꕔ /sakpa/ | saba /saba/ |
| Four | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ | naani /naːni/ |
| Five | suuli /suːli/ | loolu /lóːlu/ | luulu /luːlu/ | loolu /lóːlu/ | duuru /duːru/ | sóólu /soːlu/ | duuru /dúːru/ |
| Hundred | kɛmɛ /kɛmɛ/ | — | keme /keme/ | kɛmɛ /kɛmɛ/ | kɛmɛ /kɛmɛ/ | ꖽꗒ /hɔnɗɔ/ | kɛmɛ /kɛ̀mɛ́/ |
| Hello | inu uxara /inu uxaɾa/ | i ni soɣoma /i ni soɣoma/ | i ni sogoma /i ni soɡoma/ | i ni se /i ni se/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃɛ/ | ꘋꕯ ꖬꕎ ꘃꗡ ꗪ ꔤ ꕮ /ŋna suwa kɛɛ ɓɛ i ma/ | i ni sɔgɔma /i ni sɔɡɔma/ |
| Thank you | inu wali /inu wali/ | i ni baara /i ni baːɾa/ | i ni baara /i ni baːɾa/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃe/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃɛ/ | ꔤ ꕒꔤꕪ /i ɓaika/ | i ni ce /i ni tʃe/ |
| Good | fanyi /faɲi/ | ñuman /ɲuman/ | nyi /ɲi/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ka ɲi /ka ɲi/ | ꕈ /ɲi/ | ɲuman /ɲuman/ |
| New | nɛɛnɛ /nɛːnɛ/ | — | — | kuda /kuda/ | kura /kura/ | ꕯꕮ /nama/ | kura /kura/ |
| Red | gbeeli /ɡbeːli/ | bilen /bileɲ/ | wuleŋ /wuleŋ/ | wulen /wulen/ | bilen /bilen/ | kpou /kpou/ | bilen /bilen/ |
| White | fiixɛ /fiːxɛ/ | — | — | gbɛ /ɡbɛ/ | jɛ /dʒɛ/ | ꗬ /kpɛ/ | gwɛ /ɡwɛ/ |
| Black | fɔɔrɛ /fɔːɾɛ/ | — | — | fin /fiɲ/ | fin /fin/ | ꔱꘋ /fiŋ/ | fin /fin/ |
| Sugar | suka /suka/ | — | — | — | sukaro /sukaro/ | — | sukaro /sukaro/ |
| Ninety-nine | tongo solomanaani nun solomanaani /toŋɡo solomanaːni nun solomanaːni/ | — | — | bikɔnɔndɔ ni kɔnɔndɔ /bikɔnɔndɔ ni kɔnɔndɔ/ | bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn /bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn/ | — | bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn /bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn/ |
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