Asụsụ Adja

Aja
Adja
Native to	Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon
Ethnicity	Aja people
Native speakers	550,000 (2006–2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Kwa Gbe Aja
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ajg
Glottolog	ajab1235
The distribution of the major Gbe dialect areas (after Capo 1988, 1991)

Asụsụ Aja bụ asụsụ Gbe nke ndị Aja nke Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nijiria na Gabon na-asụ. Na Gabon, ha na-abụkarị ndị na-akwaga mba ọzọ.

ọ nwere njikọ chiri Anya na asụsụ ndị ọzọ dị ka ewe, Mina, Fon, na phla Phera.

Ọmụmụ ụdaolu

Mgbochiume

		Ọnụ	Alveolar	Retroflex	Mgbe alv./Obodo	Velar	Akpụkpọ ahụ<br id="mwLQ"><br><br><br>	Uvular
Ụgbọ imi		[m]	[n]		[ɲ]	ŋ
Plosive/Affricate	enweghị olu	p	t		t͡ʃ	k	k͡p
	kwuru okwu	b	d	ɖ	d͡ʒ	ɡ	ɡ͡b
Ihe na-esiri ike	enweghị olu	f	s		ʃ			χ
	kwuru okwu	v	z			ɣ		ʁ
Ihe atụ			l ~ [r]		j		w

• A na-anụ ụdaume /b, ɖ, j/ dị ka ụda ụdaolu [m, n, ɲ] mgbe ụdaume imi sochiri ya.
• /l/ na-anụ dị ka rhotic trill [r] mgbe mgbe mgbe alveolar, retroflex ma ọ bụ post-alveolar consonants gasịrị.
• A na-anụ ụda /s/ na /z/ dị ka post-alveolar [ʃ], [ʒ] mgbe ọ na-ebu /i/ ụzọ.
• A pụkwara ime ka ụda /l, w/ dị ka [l̃, w̃] mgbe ọ na-ebute ma ọ bụ na-esote ụdaume imi.
• Ụfọdụ ndị ọkà mmụta asụsụ egosila ụda imi [ɲ], na ụda uvular, [χw] na [ʁw], dị ka ụda dị iche iche.

Mkpụrụedemede

Mkpụrụedemede ọnụ

	N'ihu	Central	Nlaghachi
N'akụkụ	i		u
N'etiti etiti	e		o
Mepee n'etiti	ɛ		ɔ
Emeghe		a

• /u/ mgbe a na-anụ /i/ tupu /i/ dị ka labio-palatal [ɥ]. A na-emezi ya dị ka [ɥ̃] mgbe ọ nọ n'ọnọdụ imi.

Mkpụrụ ụdaume imi

	N'ihu	Central	Nlaghachi
N'akụkụ	ĩ		ũ
Mepee n'etiti	ɛ̃		ɔ̃
Emeghe		ã

Ntụnyerere

Nkeji edemede 1 nke Nkwupụta Ụwa Nile Maka Ihe Ndị Ruuru Mmadụ

Aja

Agbetɔwo pleŋu vanɔ gbɛmɛ ko vovoɖeka gbeswɛgbeswɛ, sɔto amɛnyinyi ko acɛwo gomɛ; wo xɔnɔ susunywin ko jimɛnywi so esexwe. Wo ɖo a wa nɔvi ɖaɖa wowo nɔnɔwo gbɔ.

Ewe

Edere ederede a n'asụsụ Ewe: "Wodzi__wol____wol____wol__ Udoze Udoze. N'ihi ya, ọ bụrụ na ọ bụrụ na ị na-eme ka m bụrụ ihe na-eme n'oge anti.

n'asụsụ Bekee, ọ na-asụgharị roughly ka: "Wodzi azụtala akpụkpọ ụkwụ, uwe, na akpa. Bịa hụ ha n'ụlọ ya, ma ọ bụrụ na-amasị gị, ị nwere ike zụta ha na mbeleta."

E dere ihe odide a n'asụsụ Ewe: "Agb si n'asụsụ Ewe, sị: "Agg si n'okwu a, si n'akwụkwọ a, si e dere ya, si n"asụsụ ewe. N'oge a, ọ na-eme ka ndị mmadụ nwee nkwurịta okwu.

N'asụsụ bekee, ọ na-asụgharị n'ụzọ siri ike na: "Ị dị ka osisi mkpụrụ osisi a kụrụ n'ala na-eme nri, ya mere na-amị mkpụrụ ọma; okwu gị na-atọ ụtọ na ntị. Ụzọ gị dị ụtọ ma dị mma."