Harshen Korandje

Korandje (Korandje: kwạṛa n dzyəy ; Arabic     ) yaren Songhay na Arewacin  ne wanda shine mafi arewa a cikin harsunan Songhay . Ana magana da shi a kusa da Tabelbala na Aljeriya ta wurin mutane kusan 3,000; sunansa a zahiri yana nufin "harshen ƙauye". Duk da cewa yana riƙe da tsarin Songhay, Berber da Larabci suna da tasiri sosai a kansa; kusan kashi 20% na jerin ƙamus na asali na Swadesh mai kalmomi 100 ya ƙunshi kalmomin aro daga Larabci ko Berber, kuma rabon ƙamus gabaɗaya ya fi girma sosai. 

Nazarin da aka buga kawai game da Korandje bisa ga bayanai na farko sune Cancel (1908),  wani labari mai shafuka 45 na wani laftanar Faransa wanda ya shafi nahawu da ƙamus na asali da kuma wasu misalai na rubutu; Champault (1969),  wani bincike na ilimin ɗan adam wanda ya ƙunshi wasu kayan aiki masu dacewa da harshe kamar jimloli da waƙoƙi; Tilmatine (1991, 1996),  wani labari (wanda aka buga a cikin Jamusanci, sannan aka sake yin aiki a cikin Faransanci) wanda ya sake duba Cancel da Champault da kuma ƙara kusan shafi na sabbin bayanai da marubucin ya rubuta; da Souag (2010a, 2010b),  wanda ya fara jayayya kan batun lamunin Western Berber a cikin ƙamus, na biyun yana nazarin tasirin hulɗa da Berber da Larabci akan nahawunsa

 Ilimin sautuka 
Ba a yi cikakken nazarin sauti na Korandje ba, wanda aka tabbatar da shi ta hanyar ƙananan nau'i-nau'i, tukuna. A cewar Souag (2010),  tsarin wasali ya ƙunshi lax ə, ŭ [ ʊ ], ə̣̣ [ ʌ ] da kuma lokaci a [ a ], i, u, ạ [ ɑ ], ụ [ o ], yayin da tsarin harafi kamar haka:
LabialCoronalPalatalVelarUvularPharyngealGlottalplainlab.plainpha.plainlab.plainlab.NasalmmʷnPlosivettˤkkʷqqʷʔbbʷddˤggʷAffricatet͡sd͡zFricativeffʷssˤ(ʃ)xxʷħhzzˤ(ʒ)ɣɣʷʕApproximantwllˤjTrillrrˤ

 Nahawu 

 Karin magana 
Karin magana sune: aγəy, Ni; ni, kai; ana, he/she/it; yau, mu; ndzyu, kai (jam'i); ini, su. Siffofin mallaka sune ʕan, nawa; nən, naka; an, his/her/its; yan, namu; ndzən, naka (pl.); a, nasu. Kafafun yarjejeniyar batun akan fi'ili sune ʕa- I; n-, kai; a-, he/she/it; ya-, mu; ndz-, kai (jam'i); i-, su.

 Verbs 
Mahimmancin rashin iyaka da na mufuradi duka tushe ne (misali kani "barci"); mahimmin jam'i yana ɗaukar prefix wə- ( wə-kkani "barci! (pl.)"). Cancel ya bayyana haɗin gwiwa kamar haka (kuma ga xani ):
Turanci Preterite Turanci Aorist na yi barci xani Ina barci a (ba) am xani ka yi barci n(e) xani kana barci n ba am xani ya/ta yi barci xani yana/tana/tana barci a âm xani mun yi barci ia xani muna barci ia âm xani kai (don Allah) ka yi barci nd'(a) xani kai (don Allah) ka yi barci nd'ba âm xani sun yi barci ia xan suna barci iba am xani
A cewar Tilmatine, ana soke fi'ilai ta hanyar kewaye su da `as ... hé/hi, misali ni `as ba enγa hé > n`esbanγa hé "kar ka ci abinci!". "A'a" hoho ne ko ho : n'd'xani bînu, willa ho? "ka yi barci jiya, ko a'a?".

 Sunaye 
Alamar jam'i mafi amfani ita ce clitic =yu :

Wannan alamar ta zo ne a ƙarshen "jimlar suna ta asali", ma'aunin da ya ƙunshi suna+lamba+siffa+number:

Duk da cewa siffofin da ke cikin wannan tsari a bayyane suke na asalin Berber, cikakkun bayanai game da wannan tsarin sun bambanta da kowace yaren Berber da aka tabbatar, kuma wannan jam'in ya faɗaɗa zuwa aƙalla abu ɗaya na asalin Songhay, tsạṛə̣w "cokali" > tsiṛạwən . Wasu lamunin Larabci suma suna riƙe da jam'in Larabci.

Ana bayyana mallakar ta hanyar ƙwayar n, inda mai mallakar ya gabaci mai mallaka:


 Lambobi 
Lambobin da ba na Larabci ba ne kawai da ake amfani da su a al'ada su ne a-ffu "ɗaya", inka "biyu", da inẓa "uku". Akwai kuma tsarin ƙidayar "ɓoyayye" ( argot ) da na yara. Tsarin lambobi a cikin jimlolin suna yana da rikitarwa.

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