eMakhuwa
Makhuwa
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu)
Makhuwa (eMakhuwa) is the largest Bantu language of Mozambique, native to the northern half of the country. It groups multiple varieties (Lomwe, Chuwabo, etc.) sometimes treated as separate languages, with Central Makhuwa as the literary standard.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Makhuwa
Sources
- Glosbe en-vmw (Rajki András Makhuwa list; Kwanamuwelo); Emakhuwa Bible VMK2021 (bible.com version 3013, Makhuwa-Shirima); Makhuwa-Meetto NT (bible.com 2761) and Makua Bible MOT (bible.com 1673) for confirmation; en.wiktionary Makhuwa (8 lemmas). No Central Makhuwa (Nampula) Bible is on bible.com or ebible
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Bantu)
| Meaning | Makhuwa | Lomwe | Sena | Shambala | Kimbundu | Chewa | Yao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | maasi /maːsi/ | mahi /mahi/ | madzi /madzi/ | mazi /mazi/ | menha /meɲa/ | madzi /madzi/ | mesi /mesi/ |
| Fire | moro /moɾo/ | moro /moɾo/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | tubia /tubja/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sun | nsuwa /nsuwa/ | nsuwa /nsuwa/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | dikumbi /dikumbi/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ | lyuwa /ʎuwa/ |
| Moon | mweeri /mweːɾi/ | mweri /mweɾi/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | ṅwezi /ŋwezi/ | mbeji /mbeʒi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | mwesi /mwesi/ |
| Star | enettha /enetʰːa/ | etheneri /etʰeneɾi/ | nyenyezi /ɲeɲezi/ | ntondwe /ntondwe/ | tetembwa /teˈtembwa/ | nyenyezi /ɲeɲezi/ | ndondwa /ndondwa/ |
| Night | ohiyu /ohiju/ | ohiyu /ohiju/ | usiku /usiku/ | kilo /kilo/ | usuku /usuku/ | usiku /usiku/ | chilo /tʃilo/ |
| Rain | epula /epula/ | epula /epula/ | mvura /mvura/ | fula /fula/ | mvula /mvula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | ula /ula/ |
| Snow | nxotte /nʃotːe/ | mucharapo /mutʃʰaɾapo/ | neve /neve/ | — | neve /neve/ | chipale chofewa /tʃipale tʃofewa/ | — |
| Wind | epheyo /epʰejo/ | echeku /etʃʰeku/ | mphepo /mpʰepo/ | mpeho /mpeho/ | kitembu /kitembu/ | mphepo /ˈmpʰepo/ | mbungo /mbuŋɡo/ |
| Earth | etthaya /etʰːaja/ | echaya /etʃʰaja/ | mataka /mataka/ | shanga /ʃaŋɡa/ | mavu /mavu/ | dothi /ˈdotʰi/ | litaka /litaka/ |
| Stone | nluku /nluku/ | nluku /nluku/ | mwala /mwala/ | iwe /iwe/ | ditadi /ditadi/ | mwala /ˈmwala/ | liganga /liɡaŋɡa/ |
| Mountain | mwaako /mwaːko/ | mwaako /mwaːko/ | phiri /pʰiri/ | muima /muima/ | mulundu /mulundu/ | phiri /ˈpʰiɾi/ | litumbi /litumbi/ |
| Sea | ephareya /epʰaɾeja/ | ephareya /epʰaɾeja/ | bara /bara/ | bahali /bahali/ | kalunga /kaluŋɡa/ | nyanja /ɲandʒa/ | bahali /bahali/ |
| Mother | maama /maːma/ | ammai /amːai/ | mai /mai/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | amayi /amaji/ | amao /amao/ |
| Father | paapa /paːpa/ | atithi /atitʰi/ | baba /baba/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | abambo /abambo/ | atati /atati/ |
| Daughter | mwaana mwa muthiyana /mwaːna mwa mutʰijana/ | mwana mwa muthiana /mwana mwa mutʰiana/ | mwana wankazi /mwana wankazi/ | ṅwana ywa kindele /ŋwana jwa kindele/ | mona a muhatu /mona a muhatu/ | mwana wamkazi /mwana wamkazi/ | mwanache jwamkongwe /mwanatʃe dʒwamkoŋɡwe/ |
| I | miyo /mijo/ | miyo /mijo/ | ine /ine/ | niye /nije/ | eme /eme/ | ine /ine/ | une /une/ |
| You | weyo /wejo/ | weyo /wejo/ | iwe /iwe/ | weye /weje/ | eie /eje/ | iwe /iwe/ | mmwe /mːwe/ |
| We | hiyo /hijo/ | hiyo /hijo/ | ife /ife/ | ishwi /iʃwi/ | etu /etu/ | ife /ife/ | uwe /uwe/ |
| Name | nsina /nsina/ | nsina /nsina/ | dzina /dzina/ | zina /zina/ | dijina /diˈʒina/ | dzina /dzina/ | lina /lina/ |
| Person | mutthu /mutʰːu/ | muchu /mutʃʰu/ | munthu /muntʰu/ | mntu /mntu/ | mutu /mutu/ | munthu /muntʰu/ | mundu /mundu/ |
| Head | muru /muɾu/ | muru /muɾu/ | nsolo /nsolo/ | mtwi /mtwi/ | mutue /mutue/ | mutu /mutu/ | mtwe /mtwe/ |
| Eye | niitho /niːtʰo/ | nitho /nitʰo/ | diso /diso/ | zisho /ziʃo/ | disu /disu/ | diso /diso/ | liso /liso/ |
| Ear | niyaru /nijaɾu/ | naaru /naːɾu/ | khutu /kʰutu/ | shikio /ʃikio/ | ditui /ditui/ | khutu /kʰutu/ | liwiwi /liwiwi/ |
| Nose | ephula /epʰula/ | ephula /epʰula/ | mphuno /mpʰuno/ | mpua /mpua/ | dizulu /dizulu/ | mphuno /mˈpʰuno/ | lupula /lupula/ |
| Mouth | eyano /ejano/ | mwaano /mwaːno/ | nkanwa /nkanwa/ | kanwa /kanwa/ | dikanu /dikanu/ | kamwa /ˈkamʷa/ | kang'wa /kaŋwa/ |
| Tooth | nino /nino/ | nino /nino/ | dzino /dzino/ | zino /zino/ | dizu /dizu/ | dzino /dzino/ | liino /liːno/ |
| Tongue | nlumi /nlumi/ | nlumi /nlumi/ | lirimi /lirimi/ | ulimi /ulimi/ | dimi /dimi/ | lilime /lilime/ | lulimi /lulimi/ |
| Hand | ntata /ntata/ | nthata /ntʰata/ | nkono /nkono/ | mkono /mkono/ | lukwaku /lukwaku/ | dzanja /dzandʒa/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Foot | mwetto /mwetːo/ | nnani /nnani/ | mwendo /mwendo/ | mulundi /mulundi/ | kinama /kinama/ | phazi /ˈpʰazí/ | lukongolo /lukoŋɡolo/ |
| Heart | murima /muɾima/ | murima /muɾima/ | ntima /ntima/ | moyo /mojo/ | muxima /muʃima/ | mtima /mtima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Bone | nikhuva /nikʰuva/ | nikhuwa /nikʰuwa/ | gogodo /ɡoɡodo/ | vuha /vuha/ | kifuba /kifuba/ | fupa /fupa/ | liupa /liupa/ |
| Blood | ephome /epʰome/ | ephome /epʰome/ | malopa /malopa/ | phome /pʰome/ | manhinga /maɲiŋɡa/ | magazi /maɡazi/ | miasi /miasi/ |
| Poop | mavi /mavi/ | mari /maɾi/ | matubzwi /matubzwi/ | mavi /mavi/ | tuji /tuʒi/ | matuvi /matuvi/ | manyi /maɲi/ |
| Love | ophenta /opʰenta/ | osivela /osivela/ | kufuna /kufuna/ | kukunda /kukunda/ | henda /henda/ | chikondi /tʃikondi/ | unonyelo /unoɲelo/ |
| Tree | mwiri /mwiɾi/ | mwiri /mwiɾi/ | muti /muti/ | mti /mti/ | muxi /muʃi/ | mtengo /mteŋɡo/ | mtela /mtela/ |
| Dog | mwalapwa /mwalapwa/ | nampwe /nampwe/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | kuli /kuli/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | galu /ɡalu/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Cat | paaka /paːka/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | nyau /ɲau/ | kasalu /kasalu/ | mphaka /mpʰaka/ | paka /paka/ |
| Fish | ehopa /ehopa/ | ehopa /ehopa/ | omba /omba/ | samaki /samaki/ | mbiji /mbiʒi/ | nsomba /nsomba/ | somba /soːmba/ |
| Bird | mwaanuni /mwaːnuni/ | epalame /epalame/ | mbalame /mbalame/ | deghe /deɣe/ | njila /ndʒila/ | mbalame /mɓaˈlame/ | cijuni /tʃidʒuni/ |
| Butterfly | nikuruthu /nikuɾutʰu/ | nikurunthu /nikuɾuntʰu/ | bemberuwa /bemberuwa/ | hoho /hoho/ | kimbiambia /kimbjambja/ | gulugufe /ɡuluˈɡufe/ | chipuluputwa /tʃipuluputwa/ |
| Egg | nooce /noːtʃe/ | nooce /noːtʃe/ | dzai /dzai/ | tagi /taɡi/ | diiaki /dijaki/ | dzira /dzira/ | lindanda /lindanda/ |
| Bear | ursu /uɾsu/ | ursu /uɾsu/ | urusu /urusu/ | — | ulusu /ulusu/ | — | — |
| Horse | ekhavalo /ekʰavalo/ | kavalo /kavalo/ | kavalo /kavalo/ | faashi /faːʃi/ | kabalu /kabalu/ | hatchi /hatʃʰi/ | falasi /falasi/ |
| House | empa /empa/ | nupa /nupa/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | inzo /inzo/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Milk | eleeti /eleːti/ | eleiti /eleiti/ | nkaka /nkaka/ | mele /mele/ | lete /lete/ | mkaka /m̩kaka/ | maŵele /maβele/ |
| Honey | oravo /oɾavo/ | enuwi /enuwi/ | uci /utʃi/ | woki /woki/ | uiki /wiki/ | uchi /utʃi/ | uchi /utʃi/ |
| Salt | maakha /maːkʰa/ | mwapa /mwapa/ | munyu /muɲu/ | munyu /muɲu/ | mungua /muŋɡwa/ | mchere /mtʃere/ | njete /ndʒete/ |
| Wine | eviinyu /eviːɲu/ | eviinyu /eviːɲu/ | vinyu /viɲu/ | mvinyo /mviɲo/ | vinyu /viɲu/ | vinyo /viɲo/ | divai /divai/ |
| Rice | nzoro /nzoɾo/ | musoro /musoɾo/ | mpunga /mpuŋɡa/ | muhunga /muhuŋɡa/ | loso /loso/ | mpunga /mpuŋɡa/ | mpunga /mpuŋɡa/ |
| Iron | eyuuma /ejuːma/ | muthipo /mutʰipo/ | utale /utale/ | kiama /kiama/ | felu /felu/ | chitsulo /tʃiˈtsulo/ | chisyano /tʃisjano/ |
| Wheel | nroota /nɾoːta/ | — | roda /roda/ | — | dilola /dilola/ | gudumu /ɡudumu/ | wilo /wilo/ |
| Silk | seda /seda/ | — | seda /seda/ | halili /halili/ | seda /seda/ | silika /silika/ | halili /halili/ |
| Book | eliivuru /eliːvuɾu/ | liivuru /liːvuɾu/ | bukhu /bukʰu/ | kitabu /kitabu/ | divulu /divulu/ | buku /ˈbuku/ | chitabu /tʃitabu/ |
| Eat | olya /olja/ | olya /oʎa/ | kudya /kudja/ | kuya /kuja/ | kudya /kudja/ | kudya /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Drink | owurya /owuɾja/ | owurya /owuɾja/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Sleep | orupa /oˈɾupa/ | orupa /oɾupa/ | kugona /kuɡona/ | kugosha /kuɡoʃa/ | kuzeka /kuzeka/ | kugona /kuˈɡona/ | kugona /kuɡona/ |
| One | mosa /mosa/ | mosaa /mosaː/ | posi /posi/ | imo /imo/ | moxi /moʃi/ | chimodzi /tʃimodzi/ | mo /mo/ |
| Two | piili /piːli/ | pili /pili/ | piŵiri /piwiri/ | mbili /mbili/ | iadi /jaːdi/ | awiri /awiri/ | iŵili /iβili/ |
| Three | tharu /tʰaru/ | tharu /tʰaru/ | pitatu /pitatu/ | katatu /katatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | zitatu /zitatu/ | sitatu /sitatu/ |
| Four | xexe /ʃeʃe/ | xexe /ʃeʃe/ | pinai /pinai/ | kane /kaːne/ | uana /wana/ | zinayi /zinaji/ | ncece /ntʃetʃe/ |
| Five | thanu /tʰanu/ | thanu /tʰanu/ | xanu /ʃanu/ | kashano /kaʃano/ | tanu /tanu/ | sanu /sanu/ | nsano /nsano/ |
| Hundred | emiya /emija/ | nsana /nsana/ | dzana /dzana/ | gana /ɡana/ | hama /hama/ | zana /zana/ | mia /mia/ |
| Hello | salaama /salaːma/ | salama /salama/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ | — /—/ | nga ku menekena /ŋɡa ku menekena/ | moni /moni/ | salama /salama/ |
| Thank you | kosheni /koʃeni/ | ekoshelele /ekoʃelele/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | asante /asante/ | nga ku sakidila /ŋɡa ku sakidila/ | zikomo /zikomo/ | — /—/ |
| Good | ratteene /ɾatːeːne/ | orera /oɾeɾa/ | nadidi /nadidi/ | mtana /mtana/ | kiambote /kiambote/ | chabwino /tʃabwino/ | chambone /tʃambone/ |
| New | esya /esja/ | evyaani /evjaːni/ | ipsa /ipsa/ | mpya /mpja/ | kiobe /kjobe/ | chatsopano /tʃatsopano/ | jasambano /dʒasambano/ |
| Red | thiru /tʰiru/ | fila /fila/ | funga /funɡa/ | nkundu /nkundu/ | kusuka /kusuka/ | chofiira /tʃofiːra/ | cheejewu /tʃeːdʒewu/ |
| White | otteela /otːeːla/ | weela /weːla/ | cena /tʃena/ | yengʼaa /jeŋaː/ | kuzela /kuzela/ | yoyera /joˈjeɾa/ | cheswela /tʃeswela/ |
| Black | oriipa /oɾiːpa/ | ooripa /oːɾipa/ | psipa /psipa/ | size /size/ | kuxikela /kuʃikela/ | chakuda /tʃakuda/ | chepiliu /tʃepiliu/ |
| Green | ekori ya mathapa /ekoɾi ja matʰapa/ | ntikwa /ntikwa/ | — | manimani /manimani/ | — | wobiriwira /wobiriwira/ | — |
| Computer | komputatore /komputatoɾe/ | komputatore /komputatoɾe/ | — | — | komputadolo /komputadolo/ | kompyuta /kompjuta/ | kompyuta /kompjuta/ |
| Tea | exa /eʃa/ | chaaya /tʃʰaːja/ | xaya /ʃaja/ | — | xá /ʃa/ | tiyi /ˈtiji/ | tiyi /tiji/ |
| Coffee | ekafe /ekafe/ | cafee /tʃafeː/ | kafe /kafe/ | — | kafé /kaˈfe/ | kofi /kofi/ | kofi /kofi/ |
| Orange | erarance /eɾaɾantʃe/ | nrarance /nɾaɾantʃe/ | laranja /larandʒa/ | — | dilalanza /dilalanza/ | lalanje /lalandʒe/ | mlalanje /mlalandʒe/ |
| Ninety-nine | miloko mithanu na mixexe ni thanu na xexe /miloko mitʰanu na miʃeʃe ni tʰanu na ʃeʃe/ | — | makumapfemba na mapfemba /makumapfemba na mapfemba/ | milongo kenda na kenda /miloŋɡo keːnda na keːnda/ | makuinhi ivua ni ivua /makwiɲi ivwa ni ivwa/ | makumi asanu ndi anayi mphambu zisanu ndi zinayi /makumi asanu ndi anaji mpʰambu zisanu ndi zinaji/ | makumi nsano ni ncece kwisa nsano ni ncece /makumi nsano ni ntʃetʃe kwisa nsano ni ntʃetʃe/ |
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