桑达韦语是坦桑尼亚多多马地区桑达韦人使用的一种声调语言。它在年长和年青人之中仍然具有活力,有些地区的桑达韦人甚至只说桑达韦语。Albert Drexel在1920年代把它划归科依桑语系,但依据仅仅是该语言中存在搭嘴音。近来的研究表明它与科爾語系的联系可能更紧密。
桑达韦语有西北和东南两大方言。两者之间的区别在于语速、声调、禁忌词,以及词汇、语法上的细微差别。一些阿拉瓜人放弃了母语转而使用桑达韦语。
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tsi
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sũũ
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第二人称
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hapu
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sĩĩ
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第三人称男
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he-we
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he-so
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第三人称女
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he-su
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-és
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-wà
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-i
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-è
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第三人称男
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-à
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-ʔà
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第三人称女
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-sà
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名词由词干和后缀组成,后缀是为了标明阳性、阴性、中性以及单复数。
桑达韦语的基本语序是主宾谓结构,但实际语序却十分灵活。
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