Lubukusu
Bukusu
Niger-Congo
Bukusu (Lubukusu) is a Bantu language of the Luhya cluster (Glottolog JE31c), spoken by approximately 750,000 to 1.4 million people in Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia counties of western Kenya. The Bukusu community is the largest of the ~17 Luhya subgroups, distinguishing themselves through circumcision rites (sikhebo), warrior traditions, and Mt Elgon mythology shared with sister-language Masaaba (myx) across the Uganda border. Linguistically, Bukusu retains conservative Bantu features (15-18 noun classes, complex verbal morphology with tense-aspect-mood, two-tone register system), with Mutonyi (2000) providing the most comprehensive modern linguistic description. The Bible was translated into Bukusu in the 1960s, and there is active community publishing in folktales and proverbs.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Bukusu
Wasser
kamatsi
/kamatsi/
Feuer
kamulilo
/kamulilo/
Sonne
liuba
/liuba/
Mond
kumwesi
/kumwesi/
Mutter
mayi
/maji/
Vater
papa
/papa/
Essen
khulya
/kʰuʎa/
Trinken
khunywa
/kʰuɲwa/
Liebe
busiani
/busiani/
Herz
kumwoyo
/kumwojo/
Baum
kumusaala
/kumusaːla/
Haus
enju
/endʒu/
Hund
imbwa
/imbwa/
Katze
enyawu
/eɲawu/
Hand
kumukhono
/kumukʰono/
Auge
liiso
/liːso/
Hallo
mulembe
/mulembe/
Danke
orio
/orio/
Eins
ndala
/ndala/
Gut
kalayi
/kalaji/
Quellen
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Niger-Congo-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Bukusu | Luhya | Masaaba | Soga | Runyankole | Nyaturu | Tooro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | kamatsi /kamatsi/ | amatsi /amatsi/ | kamaatsi /kamaːtsi/ | amaaji /amaːdʒi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ |
| Feuer | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliro/ | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliɾo/ | omuriro /omuriro/ | moto /moto/ | omuriro /omuriro/ |
| Sonne | liuba /liuba/ | liuba /liuba/ | suuba /suːba/ | enjuba /eɲɟuba/ | izooba /izoːba/ | nzua /nzua/ | eizooba /eizoːba/ |
| Mond | kumwesi /kumwesi/ | omwesi /omwesi/ | umweesi /umweːsi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ |
| Mutter | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | maama /maːma/ | maawe /maːwe/ | mama /mama/ | nyinya /ɲiɲa/ |
| Vater | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | taata /taːta/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | isho /iʃo/ |
| Essen | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | khulia /kʰulia/ | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | kulya /kulja/ | kurya /kurja/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kulja/ |
| Trinken | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲʷa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Liebe | busiani /busiani/ | obuyanzi /obujanzi/ | khusima /kʰusima/ | kwagala /kwaɡala/ | rukundo /rukundo/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kugonza /kuɡonza/ |
| Herz | kumwoyo /kumwojo/ | omwoyo /omwojo/ | umwoyo /umwojo/ | omutima /omutima/ | omutima /omutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | omutima /omutima/ |
| Baum | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omusala /omusala/ | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omuti /omuti/ | omuti /omuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | omuti /omuti/ |
| Haus | enju /endʒu/ | enzu /enzu/ | nzu /nzu/ | enju /eɲɟu/ | enju /endʒu/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | enju /endʒu/ |
| Hund | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ |
| Katze | enyawu /eɲawu/ | lipusi /lipusi/ | paka /paka/ | enkaaku /eŋkaːku/ | kapa /kapa/ | paka /paka/ | paaka /paːka/ |
| Hand | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukhono /omukʰono/ | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukono /omukono/ | omukono /omukono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | omukono /omukono/ |
| Auge | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | eriiso /eɾiːso/ | eriiso /eriːso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | eriiso /eriːso/ |
| Hallo | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mwaakire /mwaːkiɾe/ | agandi /aɡandi/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | oraire ota /oraire ota/ |
| Danke | orio /orio/ | orio /orio/ | ole nise /ole nise/ | weebale /weːbale/ | webare /webare/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | webale /webale/ |
| Eins | ndala /ndala/ | ndala /ndala/ | mulala /mulala/ | ndala /ndala/ | emwe /emwe/ | umwe /umwe/ | emoi /emoi/ |
| Gut | kalayi /kalaji/ | malayi /malaji/ | kalayi /kalaji/ | bulungi /buluŋɡi/ | kirungi /kiruŋɡi/ | kihi /kihi/ | kurungi /kuruŋɡi/ |
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