埃維語
埃維語
埃維語屬印歐語系、印度-伊朗語族。
屬印歐語系、印度-伊朗語族。分佈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。埃維語有長母音和短母音各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。
| 英語 | 埃維語 |
| Welcome | 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? |
| Long time no see | Ɛdidi Ɛ nyteƒe (response) |
| What's your name? | 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 |
| Good night | 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) | |
| Have a nice day | 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 |
| Yes | E |
| No | Ao |
| Maybe | Do ma hii |
| I don't know | 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? |
| Excuse me | Kafla Meɖekuku |
| How much is this? | Nenie? |
| Sorry | Baba Babanawo |
| Please | Meɖekuku |
| Thank you | Akpe |
| 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? |
| I miss you | Me susu wo lo |
| I love you | Me lↄ wo |
| Get well soon | Na haya kaba |
| Go away! | Dzo le gbonye! |
| Leave me alone! | Heda le gbonye! |
| Help! | Kpedeŋu nye! |
| Fire! | Dzo! |
| Stop! | 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? |