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

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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

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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.

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