Wolayttattuwaa
Wolaytta
Afro-Asiatic (Omotic)
Wolaytta is one of the largest Omotic languages, spoken by ~2M in the Wolaita Zone of southern Ethiopia. Omotic is a divergent branch of Afro-Asiatic (some scholars argue it is a separate family). Wolaytta features a rich vowel-length contrast, complex case marking with focus particles, and SOV word order. Used in primary education and local broadcasting since the 1990s federal language policy. Written in Latin (Wolaytta New Alphabet, 1991) replacing earlier Ethiopic.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Wolaytta
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Afro-Asiatic (Omotic)
| Meaning | Wolaytta | Aramaic | Konso | Sidamo | Classical Syriac | Kurukh | Gedeo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | haatta /haːtːa/ | ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ | pisha /piʃa/ | waa /waː/ | ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ | अम्म /amm/ | wodeʼe /wodeʔe/ |
| Fire | tama /tama/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ | apitta /apitːa/ | giira /ɡiːra/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ | चिच /tʃitʃ/ | giira /ɡiːɾa/ |
| Sun | awa /awa/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ | piirtuta /piːrtuta/ | arrishsho /arːiʃːo/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ | बेरी /beɾiː/ | arishsho /ariʃːo/ |
| Moon | aginaa /aɡinaː/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ | leya /leja/ | agana /aɡana/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ | चांदो /tʃaːndoː/ | agenjo /aɡendʒo/ |
| Star | xoolinttee /tʼoːlintːeː/ | ܟܘܟܒܐ /koːχβaː/ | hikkitta /hikːitːa/ | beeddakko /beːdːakko/ | ܟܘܟܒܐ /kawkβaː/ | बिनको /binkoː/ | urje /urdʒe/ |
| Night | qamma /kʼamːa/ | ܠܠܝܐ /leljaː/ | halkeetta /halkeːtːa/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ | ܠܠܝܐ /lelja/ | माखा /maːkʰaː/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ |
| Rain | iraa /iraː/ | ܡܛܪܐ /miˈtˤraː/ | roopa /roːpa/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ | ܡܛܪܐ /maˈtˤraː/ | चेप /tʃeːp/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ |
| Snow | suuppa shachcha /suːpːa ʃatʃːa/ | ܬܠܓܐ /talɡaː/ | fuuttota /fuːtːota/ | bullaame kaade /bulːaːme kaːde/ | ܬܠܓܐ /talɡaː/ | कीबा /kiːbaː/ | — |
| Wind | carkko /tsʼarkːo/ | ܪܘܚܐ /ˈruħaː/ | puppeeta /pupːeːta/ | bubbe /bubːe/ | ܪܘܚܐ /ˈruħɔ/ | ताका /taːkaː/ | diidallo /diːdalːo/ |
| Earth | saʼaa /saʔaː/ | ܐܪܥܐ /ʔarʕaː/ | piita /piːta/ | uulla /uːlla/ | ܐܪܥܐ /ʔarʕɑ/ | ख़ेख़ेल /xeːxel/ | buttina /butːina/ |
| Stone | shuchcha /ʃutʃːa/ | ܐܒܢܐ /ʔaβnaː/ | daka /ɗaka/ | kincho /kintʃo/ | ܟܐܦܐ /keːpaː/ | पख्ना /pakʰnaː/ | kinjo /kindʒo/ |
| Mountain | deriya /derija/ | ܛܘܪܐ /tˤuːraː/ | irroota /irːoːta/ | gaara /ɡaːra/ | ܛܘܪܐ /tˤuːraː/ | पर्ते /paɾteː/ | kooba /koːba/ |
| Sea | abbaa /abːaː/ | ܝܡܐ /jammaː/ | pakateeta /pakateːta/ | baare /baːre/ | ܝܡܐ /jammaː/ | दरियाउ /daɾijaːu/ | abbaayya /abːaːjːa/ |
| Mother | aayyiyo /aːjːijo/ | ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/ | aayyaa /aːjːaː/ | ama /ama/ | ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/ | अयो /ajoː/ | ama /ama/ |
| Father | aawa /aːwa/ | ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/ | aappaa /aːpːaː/ | anna /anːa/ | ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/ | बाबा /baːbaː/ | anna /anːa/ |
| Daughter | naʼiyo /naʔijo/ | ܒܪܬܐ /bartaː/ | enenta /enenta/ | beetto /beːtːo/ | ܒܪܬܐ /bartaː/ | तंग्दा /taŋdaː/ | belto /belto/ |
| I | taani /taːni/ | ܐܢܐ /ʔanaː/ | anti /anti/ | ani /ani/ | ܐܢܐ /ʔenaː/ | एन /eːn/ | ani /ani/ |
| You | neeni /neːni/ | ܐܢܬ /ʔatt/ | atti /atti/ | ati /ati/ | ܐܢܬ /ʔat/ | नीन /niːn/ | ati /ati/ |
| We | nuuni /nuːni/ | ܐܢܚܢܢ /ʔanaħnan/ | ino /ino/ | ninke /ninke/ | ܚܢܢ /ħnan/ | नम / एम /nam / eːm/ | noʼo /noʔo/ |
| Name | sunttaa /suntːaː/ | ܫܡܐ /ʃmaː/ | maχχa /maχːa/ | suʼma /suʔma/ | ܫܡܐ /ʃmaː/ | नाम /naːm/ | summa /sumːa/ |
| Person | asaa /asaː/ | ܐܢܫܐ /ʔnaːʃaː/ | nama /nama/ | mancho /mantʃo/ | ܐܢܫܐ /ʔnaːʃaː/ | आल /aːl/ | manjo /mandʒo/ |
| Head | huuphiya /huːpʼija/ | ܪܝܫܐ /reːʃaː/ | matta /matːa/ | umo /umo/ | ܪܝܫܐ /reːʃaː/ | कुक्क /kukː/ | umo /umo/ |
| Eye | ayfee /ajfeː/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajnaː/ | ilta /ilta/ | ille /ilːe/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajnaː/ | ख़न्न /xanː/ | ille /ilːe/ |
| Ear | hayttaa /hajtːaː/ | ܐܕܢܐ /ʔedˈnaː/ | napahata /napahata/ | macca /matʃʼːa/ | ܐܕܢܐ /ʔedˈnɑ/ | खेब्दा /kʰebdaː/ | mansha /manʃa/ |
| Nose | siiriya /siːrija/ | ܢܚܝܪܐ /nħiːraː/ | sina /sina/ | sano /sano/ | ܢܚܝܪܐ /nħiːrɔ/ | मुई /mui/ | sana /sana/ |
| Mouth | doonaa /doːnaː/ | ܦܘܡܐ /pumːaː/ | afa /afa/ | afo /afo/ | ܦܘܡܐ /puːmaː/ | बाई /bai/ | afoʼo /afoʔo/ |
| Tooth | achcha /atʃːa/ | ܫܢܐ /ʃenːaː/ | ilkitta /ilkitːa/ | hinko /hinko/ | ܫܢܐ /ʃenːaː/ | पल्ल /palː/ | isso /isːo/ |
| Tongue | inxxarssa /intʼarsːa/ | ܠܫܢܐ /liʃːaːnaː/ | arrapa /arːapa/ | arrawo /arːawo/ | ܠܫܢܐ /liʃːaːnaː/ | तत्खा /tatkʰaː/ | arrabo /arːabo/ |
| Hand | kushiyaa /kuʃijaː/ | ܐܝܕܐ /ʔiːðaː/ | harka /harka/ | anga /anɡa/ | ܐܝܕܐ /ʔiːðaː/ | खेखा /xekːʰaː/ | anga /aŋɡa/ |
| Foot | tohuwa /tohuwa/ | ܪܓܠܐ /reɡlaː/ | loʛta /loʛta/ | lekka /ˈlekːa/ | ܪܓܠܐ /reɡlaː/ | ख़ेड्ड /xeɖː/ | lekka /lekːa/ |
| Heart | wozanaa /wozanaː/ | ܠܒܐ /lebbaː/ | sataʔta /sataʔta/ | wodana /wodana/ | ܠܒܐ /lebbaː/ | ठांगरा /tʰaːŋɡɾaː/ | wodana /wodana/ |
| Bone | meqetta /mekʼetːa/ | ܓܪܡܐ /ɡarmaː/ | lafta /lafta/ | miqicho /mikʼitʃo/ | ܓܪܡܐ /ɡarmaː/ | खोचोल /kʰotʃol/ | micco /mitʃʼːo/ |
| Blood | suutta /suːtːa/ | ܕܡܐ /dmaː/ | diika /ɗiːka/ | munde /munde/ | ܕܡܐ /dmaː/ | खेस /kʰes/ | munde /munde/ |
| Poop | shiyaa /ʃijaː/ | ܚܪܝܐ /ħerjaː/ | utaa /utaː/ | ciilo /tʃʼiːlo/ | ܙܒܠܐ /zeblaː/ | पीक /piːk/ | cilo /tʃʼilo/ |
| Love | siiqaa /siːqaː/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubbaː/ | ʄaalaɗiyaa /ʄaːlaɗijaː/ | baxa /batʼa/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubbaː/ | मरटी /maɾʈiː/ | eeyya /eːjːa/ |
| Tree | mittaa /mitːaː/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ʔiːlaːnaː/ | ʛoyra /ʛojra/ | haqqe /hakʼːe/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ʔiːlaːnaː/ | मन्ना /manːaː/ | haqqa /hakʼːa/ |
| Dog | kanaa /kanaː/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbaː/ | kuta /kuta/ | woshichcho /woʃitʃːo/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbaː/ | अल्ला /alːaː/ | kaneessa /kaneːsːa/ |
| Cat | gaaduwaa /ɡaːduwaː/ | ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunnaːraː/ | aturraata /aturːaːta/ | adurree /adurːeː/ | ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunnaːraː/ | बिल्ली /bilːiː/ | adurre /aduɾːe/ |
| Fish | moliya /molija/ | ܢܘܢܐ /nuːnaː/ | murkuja /murkuʄa/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ | ܢܘܢܐ /nuːnaː/ | इंजो /indʒo/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ |
| Bird | kafo /kafo/ | ܨܦܪܐ /sˤefraː/ | χampira /χampira/ | ceʼa /tʃʼeʔa/ | ܦܪܚܬܐ /paːˈraħtaː/ | ओरा /oɾaː/ | ciʼa /tʃʼiʔa/ |
| Butterfly | muqo /mukʼo/ | — | — | billaachcha /bilːaːtʃːa/ | — | पापला /paːplaː/ | — |
| Egg | phuuphulliya /pʼuːpʼulːija/ | ܒܝܥܬܐ /beːʕtaː/ | hukuukka /hukuːkːa/ | quuphichcho /kʼuːpʼitʃːo/ | ܒܥܬܐ /beːʕtɔ/ | बी /biː/ | quuphe /kʼuːpʼe/ |
| Bear | beere /beːre/ | ܕܒܐ /debbaː/ | tipeeta /tipeːta/ | dibi /dibi/ | ܕܒܐ /debaː/ | — | dibi /dibi/ |
| Horse | paraa /paraː/ | ܣܘܣܝܐ /suːsjaː/ | farta /farta/ | farashsho /faraʃːo/ | ܣܘܣܝܐ /suːsjaː/ | घोड़ो /ɡʱoɽoː/ | fadhado /faɗado/ |
| House | keettaa /keːtːaː/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajtaː/ | tika /tika/ | mine /mine/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajθaː/ | एरपा /eɾpaː/ | mine /mine/ |
| Milk | maatta /maːtːa/ | ܚܠܒܐ /ħalbaː/ | aanna /aːnːa/ | ado /ado/ | ܚܠܒܐ /ħalbɔ/ | दूधी /duːdʱiː/ | ado /ado/ |
| Honey | eessaa /eːsːaː/ | ܕܒܫܐ /deβʃaː/ | takma /takma/ | malawo /malawo/ | ܕܒܫܐ /deβʃaː/ | तिनी रसी /tiniː ɾasiː/ | malebo /malebo/ |
| Salt | maxiniyaa /matʼinijaː/ | ܡܠܚܐ /melħaː/ | sookitta /soːkitːa/ | maxine /matʼine/ | ܡܠܚܐ /melħaː/ | बेक /beːk/ | maxine /matʼine/ |
| Wine | woine eessa /woine eːsːa/ | ܚܡܪܐ /ħamraː/ | taadeta wayneeta /taːɗeta wajneːta/ | woyinete xajje /wojinete tʼadʒːe/ | ܚܡܪܐ /ħamrɔ/ | अंगुर रासी /aŋɡuɾ raːsiː/ | woyine /wojine/ |
| Rice | ruuziya /ruːzija/ | ܪܘܙܐ /ruzzaː/ | — | ruuze /ruːze/ | ܪܘܙܐ /ruːzaː/ | तिखिल /tikʰil/ | — |
| Iron | birataa /birataː/ | ܦܪܙܠܐ /parzlaː/ | sipla /sipla/ | siwiila /siwiːla/ | ܦܪܙܠܐ /parzlaː/ | पन्ना /panːaː/ | sibiljo /sibildʒo/ |
| Wheel | irzzuwaa /irzːuwaː/ | ܓܝܓܠܐ /ɡiɡlaː/ | — | qale /kʼale/ | ܓܝܓܠܐ /ɡiːɡlaː/ | चाका /tʃaːkaː/ | mole /mole/ |
| Book | maxaafaa /matʼaːfaː/ | ܟܬܒܐ /ktaːβaː/ | mataafa /mataːfa/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ | ܟܬܒܐ /ktaːβaː/ | किताब /kitaːb/ | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ |
| Eat | miya /miːja/ | ܐܟܠ /ʔaːχel/ | ɗamiyaa /ɗamijaː/ | ita /ita/ | ܐܟܠ /ʔeχal/ | ओनना /onːaː/ | ita /ita/ |
| Drink | uyiya /ujija/ | ܫܬܐ /ʃtaː/ | ikiyaa /ikijaː/ | aga /aɡa/ | ܐܫܬܝ /ʔeʃtiː/ | ओंकना /oŋkːnaː/ | haʼwa /haʔwa/ |
| Sleep | xiskkiya /tʼiskːija/ | ܕܡܟ /dmeχ/ | — | goxa /ɡotʼa/ | ܕܡܟ /dmeχ/ | खंद्रना /kʰandɾnaː/ | diipha /diːpʼa/ |
| One | issuwa /isːuwa/ | ܚܕ /ħað/ | takka /takːa/ | mitto /mitːo/ | ܚܕ /ħað/ | ओंटा /oːnʈaː/ | mitto /mitːo/ |
| Two | naaʼʼa /naːʔːa/ | ܬܪܝܢ /treːn/ | lakki /lakːi/ | lame /lame/ | ܬܪܝܢ /treːn/ | एण्ड /eːɳɖ/ | lame /lame/ |
| Three | heezza /heːzːa/ | ܬܠܬ /tlaːθ/ | sessa /sesːa/ | sase /sase/ | ܬܠܬ /tlaːt/ | मूंद /muːnd/ | sase /sase/ |
| Four | oydda /ʔoidːa/ | ܐܪܒܥ /ʔarbaʕ/ | afur /afur/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ | ܐܪܒܥ /ʔarbaʕ/ | नाख /naːx/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ |
| Five | ichchasha /itʃːaʃa/ | ܚܡܫ /ħamːeʃ/ | ken /ken/ | onte /onte/ | ܚܡܫ /ħamːeʃ/ | पंचे /pãtʃeː/ | onde /onde/ |
| Hundred | xeeta /tʼeːta/ | ܡܐܐ /maː/ | dippa /ɗipːa/ | xibbe /tʼibːe/ | ܡܐܐ /maː/ | सौ /sau/ | dhibba /ɗibːa/ |
| Hello | saro /saro/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːmaː/ | nakaytaa /nakajtaː/ | nagaa yiʼne /naɡaː jiʔne/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːmaː/ | खद्दी /kʰadːiː/ | mooye /moːje/ |
| Thank you | galatay /ɡalataj/ | ܬܘܕܝ /tawdiː/ | kalata /kalata/ | galiʼne /ɡaliʔne/ | ܫܘܒܚܐ /ʃubħaː/ | धोन्नोबाद /dʱonːobaːd/ | galaata /ɡalaːta/ |
| Good | loʼo /loʔo/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaːβaː/ | paχaara /paχaːra/ | danchu /dantʃu/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaːβaː/ | होय /hoːj/ | elo /elo/ |
| New | ooratta /oːratːa/ | ܚܕܬܐ /ħaðtaː/ | haraya /haraja/ | haaro /haːro/ | ܚܕܬܐ /ħadtaː/ | पुना /punaː/ | haaro /haːro/ |
| Red | zoʼo /zoʔo/ | ܣܘܡܩܐ /sumqaː/ | tiima /tiːma/ | duuma /duːma/ | ܣܘܡܩܐ /sumːaqaː/ | खेसो /kʰesoː/ | diimmo /diːmːo/ |
| White | bootta /boːtːa/ | ܚܘܪܐ /ħewwaːraː/ | ata /ata/ | waajjo /waːdʒːo/ | ܚܶܘܳܪܳܐ /ħewɔːrɔ/ | पंड्रू /paɳɖɾuː/ | golalo /ɡolalo/ |
| Black | karetta /karetːa/ | ܐܘܟܡܐ /ʔukkaːmaː/ | poora /poːra/ | kolishsho /koliʃːo/ | ܐܘܟܡܐ /ʔukːaːmaː/ | मोखरो /mokʰaɾoː/ | xillo /tʼilːo/ |
| Computer | komppiiteriya /kompːiːterija/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tea | shayiya /ʃajija/ | — | — | shae /ʃae/ | — | चाह /tʃaːɦ/ | — |
| Coffee | tukkiya /tukːija/ | — | punitta /punitːa/ | buna /buna/ | — | — | — |
| Ninety-nine | uddufun tammanne uddufuna /udːufun tamːanːe udːufuna/ | — | — | honsayina honse /honsajina honse/ | ܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܐ /teʃʕiːn wteʃʕaː/ | नायदोय नाय /naːjdoj naːj/ | sallane tommenna sallane /salːane tomːenːa salːane/ |
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