Wiktionary:About Ndzwani Comorian
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In entries of Ndzwani Comorian words and in translations into Ndzwani Comorian,
- The spelling used is the spelling used by Mohamed Ahmed-Chamanga in his “Dictionnaire Français-Comorien (Dialecte shindzuani)”.
- Words are capitalized for proper names of persons, deities, places, and some regular events.
Letters edit
| Letter | IPA | Example (Written) | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | [a] | na | "and" | Pronounced as in French la. |
| â | [ã] | ɓaȃɗa | "after" | Pronounced as in French an. |
| b | [b] | burushi | "brush" | Pronounced as in bed. |
| ɓ | [ɓ] | ɓarua | "letter" (written message) | |
| d | [d] | dari | "floor" (storey) | Pronounced as in day. |
| ɗ | [ɗ] | ɗagoni | "at home" | |
| dh | [ð] | dhambi | "sin" | Pronounced as in those. |
| e | [e] | pare | "road" | Pronounced as in French été; before a or a syllable which contains a is pronounced somewhat as in French tête. |
| f | [f] | Farantsa | "France" | Pronounced as in far. |
| g | [ɡ] | gari | "car" | Pronounced as in good. |
| h | [h] | hadisi | "story" | Pronounced as in house. |
| i | [i] | shiri | "chair" | Pronounced as in French il. |
| î | [ɛ̃] | huîshi | "to live" | Pronounced as in French pin. |
| j | [ʒ] | jipo | "skirt" | Pronounced as in French jupe. |
| k | [k] | koko | "grandmother" | Pronounced as in king. |
| l | [l] | leo | "today" | Pronounced as in lion. |
| m | [m] | matra | "oil" | Pronounced as in man. |
| n | [n] | nadzi | "coconut" | Pronounced as in nine; pronounced [ŋ] before g. |
| ny | [ɲ] | nyumba | "house" | Pronounced as in French agneau. |
| o | [o] | huona | "to see" | Pronounced as in French eau; before a or a syllable which contains a, is pronounced [ɔ], somewhat as in French sorte. |
| p | [p] | hupara | "to receive" | Pronounced as in pound. |
| r | [r] | -rendreha | "become" | Pronounced as in Spanish para. |
| s | [s] | saɓuni | "soap" | Pronounced as in soap. |
| sh | [ʃ] | shingo | "salt" | Pronounced as in shine. |
| t | [t] | tayari | "ready" | Pronounced as in ten. |
| th | [θ] | thamani | "price" | Pronounced as in think. |
| u | [u] | uso | "face" | Pronounced as in French loup. |
| v | [v] | huvaya | "to dress" | Pronounced as in van; pronounced [β] in most words in some parts of Anjouan. |
| w | [w] | wana | "children" | Pronounced as in water; pronounced [ʷ] before i in words of Arabic origin. |
| y | [y] | yaâni | "i.e." | Pronounced as in yes. |
| z | [z] | ziri | "chairs" | Pronounced as in zero. |
Further Reading edit
Ahmed-Chamanga, Mohamed (1992) Lexique Comorien (Shindzuani) Français Paris: Editions L'Harmattan.
Ahmed-Chamanga, Mohamed (1997) Dictionnaire Français-Comorien (Dialecte shindzuani) Paris: Editions L'Harmattan.