Kissi
Native to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Native speakers
(530,000 cited 1991–1995)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:



kss – Southern Kissi



kqs – Northern Kissi
Glottolog kiss1245
Linguasphere 94-BAB-a (Kisi, incl. 94-BAB-aa Kisi-N. & 94-BAB-ab Kisi-S.)

Ọmụmụ ụdaolu dezie

Mkpụrụ edemede dezie

N'ihu Nlaghachi
N'akụkụ i u
N'etiti etiti na o
Mepee n'etiti Ọ bụ Ọ bụ n'afọ
Emeghe a

Mkpụrụ okwu dezie

Ọnụ Alveolar Palatal Velar Akpụkpọ ahụ Ọkụ
Kwụsị enweghị olu p t k kp
<small id="mwVQ">kwuru okwu</small> b d (gb)
<small id="mwXw">tupu ịlụ di ma ọlị</small> mb nd (ɲɟ) Gọsi (ŋmgb)
Africate t͡ɕ
Ihe na-esiri ike f s h
Ụgbọ imi m n ɲ ŋ
Ihe atụ l j w

Ụda dezie

Grammar (na-abe ugwu Kissi) dezie

Aha nnọchiaha dezie

Nkwupụta Kissi Nkwupụta Aha Bekee Ihe Nlereanya Kissi Nsụgharị Bekee
na /i/ M na n'ebe ahụ. Ana m aga ebe ahụ.
a /a/ n'ụzọ dị mfe. Ị na-aga ebe ahụ.
o /o/ Ya/Ya ma ọ bụ n'ebe ahụ. Ọ na-aga ebe ahụ.
n /n/ Anyị N'ihi ya, ọ ga-abụrịrị na ọ ga-adị n'ebe ahụ. Anyị na-aga ebe ahụ.
la /la/ Ị (ọtụtụ) n'ihi ya, ọ bụ n'ihi na ọ bụ n"ụlọ mkpọrọ. Ị na-aga ebe ahụ.
aa /aː/ Ha N'ihi ya, ọ ga-abụrịrị na ọ ga-adị n'ebe ahụ. Ha na-aga ebe ahụ.

Edensibia dezie

Njikọ mpụga dezie

  1. Southern Kissi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Northern Kissi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)