Harshen Mantsi (Nigeria)

Mantsi (wanda kuma aka sani da Ma'as ko Mangas ) harshe ne na Afro-Asiatic da ke cikin hatsari wanda ake magana da shi a garin Mangas na jihar Bauchi, Najeriya.  Blench (2020) ta ba da rahoton cewa ana kuma kiranta Mantsi. A cewar Blench, tsarin Mantsi ya bambanta sosai da sauran harsunan Bauchi ta Kudu. Blench, Roger. 2020. An introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria.

A baya an buga jerin kalmomin Mantsi a cikin binciken Kiyoshi Shimizu (1978) na Kudancin Bauchi, wanda ya fara ambata wanzuwar harshen. Shimizu, Kiyoshi 1978. The Southern Bauchi Group of Chadic Languages: A survey report. Coll. Africana Marburgensia, n° 2 (Special Issue). Ronald Cosper (nd) ya kuma rubuta jerin kalmomin da ba a buga ba. Cosper, Ronald n.d. Wordlist of South Bauchi (West Chadic) languages; Boghom, Mangas, Buli, Dott, Geji, Jimi, Polci, Sayanci, Zul. ms.

 Sunaye 
Masu magana da Mantsi suna kiran yarensu a matsayin Pyik Mantsi [pʲìk mántsì], kuma su kansu mutanen Mantsi [mántsì]. Ko da yake akwai ƙasa da masu magana da 1,000, har yanzu yara suna magana da yaren..

 Alkaluma 
Ana magana da Mantsi a ƙauye ɗaya na Mantsi (wanda aka fi sani da Maɗana [mánànā] ko kuma Ma'as [màʔās]) a kudancin Bauchi LGA, Jihar Bauchi. Ƙabilar Kir [Kyiir] da Laar, waɗanda ke magana da dangantaka ta kud da kud amma harsuna dabam-dabam, suna zaune ne a arewa maso gabas na ƙauyen Mantsi a ƙauyukan da ke kusa da Kir da Laar, bi da bi. Blench, Roger. 2020. An introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria.

 Rabewa 
Mantsi na reshen Kir ne na harsunan Bauchi ta Kudu. Ya fi kusanci da Kir da Laar, kamar yadda aka nuna ta kwatancen lexical da ke ƙasa. Blench, Roger. 2020. An introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria.
Gloss Mantsi Kir Laar toka múrə̀m aureŋ ŋŋoro tsuntsu ɗōor digo ɗwoot jini zaure pirə̀ŋ firaŋ kashi gul gwaɗal gwal mai gindɨ́r yin yin kafa wasɨ̄m wasəm wasəm wata pʲāŋ pyan pyan dutse lamba lamba lamba dutse p'ar pyat pyat kashe tuk tuk tuk
Har ila yau Mantsi yana da wasu sabbin abubuwa na lexical, waɗanda su ne:
Gloss Mantsi kifi kʲáálòŋ dare ɗaura hanya da n tara kromsa

 Fassarar sauti 
Mantsi yana da sautunan matakin 3, haka nan, tashi da faɗuwar sautunan kwane-kwane. Blench, Roger. 2020. An introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria.

 Nahawu 
Ba a yiwa lamba alama ta yanayin halitta. Blench, Roger. 2020. An introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria.

 Lexicon 

 Tsire-tsire da dabbobi 
Wasu Mantsi sunayen tsirrai da dabbobi: Blench, Roger. 2020. An introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria.
Mantsi nameMantsi name in IPAEnglish nameScientific namealade naweàládè náwèbush pigangguluàŋgùlúvultureNecrosyrtes monachusashaáʃàacha; fonioDigitaria exilisbaanpɨribàːnpɨŕ ìpatas monkeyErythrocebus patasbagərəmbàgə̀rə̀mspitting cobraNaja nigricollisbanggirabàŋgìràmonitor lizardbanyangwebàɲāŋwéjackalCanis adustusbapakɨrbàpākɨŕleopardPanthera pardusbarasabàràsārisgaPlectranthus esculentusbushabúʃáhedgehogAtelerix albiventrisbəbaamkambə̀bàːmkāmagama lizardɓalɓālbean; cowpeaVigna unguiculataɓalyaghoɓàljáɣòchameleonɓarɓārpumpkinCucurbita pepoɓarwakɓàrʷākrock pythonPython sebaeɓaunaɓáwnábuffaloSyncerus cafferɓiikhiɓíːxìsilk-cotton tree sp.ɓindɨrɓīndɨr̄scorpionɓokoɓókòbaobabAdansonia digitataɓonggutərɓòŋgútə̄rgrasscutter; cane ratThryonomys swinderianusdabradàbràshea treeVitellaria paradoxaɗeesiɗéːsìtamarindTamarindus indicagargàrblack monkeyCercopithecus tantalusgiginyagígíɲàfan palmBorassus aethiopumgilergílērweaver birdPloceus cucullatusgopranggòpràŋokraAbelmoschus esculentusgwomligʷòmlìpouched rat, giant ratCricetomys gambianusgyerwulgʲérwúlspiral cowpeaVigna unguiculatahangkakahànkákàpied crowCorvus albushomho᷄mbaboonPapio anubishurhùrporcupineHystrix cristataiski wandɨrískì wàndɨr̀Angolan green snakePhilothamnus angolensiskambongkāmbôŋcocoyamColocasia esculentakoonkōːnbush fowl; francolinFrancolinuskursikūrsīsorrel; roselleHibiscus esculentuskwongsikʷóŋsìgarden eggSolanum incanumkyapkʲâpbeniseed; sesameSesamum indicumkyoorkʲóːrcrocodileCrocodylus suchuslalolálòJews' mallowCorchorus olitoriuslɨnglɨŋ̂elephantElephas maximusmaiwamàjwāmillet sp.mam bakinmám bàkìnaerial yamDioscorea bulbiferamam nawemám nàwèbush yamDioscorea sp.minmīnlocust beanParkia biglobosandyaarndʲáārhouse batScotophilus sp.nnyanɲɲânblack plumVitex donianaramarámàkenafHibiscus cannabinusrimirímísilk-cotton treeCeiba pentandrarwaknisisan barinarʷàknísīsān bàrīnāroyal pythonPython regiusshamʃàmguinea fowlNumida meleagrisshinʃìndassie, rock rabbit, rock hyraxProcavia capensisshuwakaʃùwākābitterleafVernonia amygdalinatlariɬàrìground squirrelXerus erythropustlari kɨɓaryamɬàrì kɨɓ́ àrja᷄mSenegal galagoGalago senegalensistwangtʷáŋtigernutCyperus esculentuswangwāŋBambara nutVigna subterranea

 Lambobi 
Lambobin Mantsi: Blench, Roger. 2020. An introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria.
Gloss Mantsi daya nə̄m biyu ɗīːn uku wéːn hudu upsi biyar zuːn shida màɓa bakwai ɲíngi takwas gaːmfi tara kromsa goma zup goma sha daya suluŋ nəɓm

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