埃維語屬印歐語系、 印度-伊朗語族。分布於阿富汗和巴基斯坦西北地區。使用人口在阿富汗境內有1000多萬，在巴基斯坦的西北地區也有近1000萬
基本介紹
- 中文名：埃維語
- 地區：阿富汗和巴基斯坦西北地區
- 分支：南部方言 北部方言
- 屬於：歐語系、 印度-伊朗語族
由來,日常用語,
由來
屬印歐語系、 印度-伊朗語族。分布於阿富汗和巴基斯坦西北地區。使用人口在阿富汗境內有1000多萬，在巴基斯坦的西北地區也有近1000萬。主要方言分為兩支：南部方言，保留了古音sh和zh；北部方言（主要通行於巴基斯坦）採用了kh音和gh音。經語言學家考證，埃維語和梵語的語法十分近似，除具有較多的共同詞語外，還有許多共同的詞根。埃維語受印地語的影響很大，也吸收了許多波斯語和阿拉伯語詞，但仍保留了古伊朗語的許多特徵。埃維語有長元音和短元音各3個。名詞與形容詞都有性、數、格的變化，動詞有人稱和時、態等變化。埃維語採用經過修改的阿拉伯文字，有40個字母，8個純系埃維語字母,其餘是阿拉伯語和波斯語字母。
日常用語
| 英語 | 埃維語 |
|---|---|
Woé zɔ (sg) Miawoe zɔ (pl) Yooo(response) | |
Hello (General greeting) | No equivalent |
How are you? | Ɛfoa? |
Reply to 'How are you?' | Me fo. Wo ha ɛfoa? |
Ɛdidi Ɛ nyteƒe (response) | |
Nkowode? | |
My name is ... | Nkↄnye nye ... |
Where are you from? | Fika netso? |
I'm from ... | Metso ... |
Pleased to meet you | No equivalent. Smile and repeat the person's name |
Good morning (Morning greeting) | Ŋdi Ŋdi na mi |
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) | Ŋdɔ Ŋdɔ na mi |
Good evening (Evening greeting) | Fiɛyi Fiɛyi na mi |
Dɔ agbe | |
Goodbye (Parting phrases) | Hede nyuie (safe journey) Mia dogo(we'll meet again) |
Good luck! | Eme nenyo |
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) | |
Nkekea nenyo | |
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal | |
Bon voyage / Have a good journey | Hede nyuie (safe journey) |
I understand | Se eme Me se eme Me se egɔme |
I don't understand | Nye me se eme o Nye me se egɔme o |
Do ma hii | |
Nye me nya o | |
Please speak more slowly | Meᶑekuku, ƒonu gbleũ |
Please say that again | Meᶑekuku, ga gbloe ake |
Please write it down | Meᶑekuku ηlↄe |
Do you speak English? | Ese yevugbe a? Ese English a? |
Do you speakEwe? | Ese ʋegbe a? |
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') | E, vide E, vide vide |
How do you say ... inEwe? | Leke a gblↄ ... le Eʋe gbe me? |
Kafla Meɖekuku | |
How much is this? | Nenie? |
Baba Babanawo | |
Meɖekuku | |
Reply to thank you | Woezo Mia woezo Akpe melio Mesu akpe o |
Where's the toilet? | Fika afɔdzi le? |
This gentleman will pay for everything | Afetↄ ke axe fe na nuwo katᾶ |
This lady will pay for everything | Afenↄ ke axe fe na nuwo katᾶ |
Would you like to dance with me? | Aᶑu wu kplim a? |
Me susu wo lo | |
Me lↄ wo | |
Na haya kaba | |
Go away! | Dzo le gbonye! |
Leave me alone! | Heda le gbonye! |
Kpedeŋu nye! | |
Fire! | Dzo! |
Tↄ! | |
Call the police! | Yↄ kpovi tↄ wo! |
Christmas and New Year greetings | Blunya na wo (Merry Christmas) Eƒé bé dzogbenyui nami (Happy New Year) Fè Yéyè Fé Dzogbenyui Nami (Happy New Year) |
Easter greetings | |
Birthday greetings | Dzigbenyue nawo Dzigbeza bɔkɔɔ nawo |
One language is never enough | Gbe deka mede blibo o |
My hovercraft is full of eels Why this phrase? |
