Lubukusu
Bahasa 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.
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20 kata inti dalam Bahasa Bukusu
Air
kamatsi
/kamatsi/
Api
kamulilo
/kamulilo/
Matahari
liuba
/liuba/
Bulan
kumwesi
/kumwesi/
Ibu
mayi
/maji/
Ayah
papa
/papa/
Makan
khulya
/kʰuʎa/
Minum
khunywa
/kʰuɲwa/
Cinta
busiani
/busiani/
Hati
kumwoyo
/kumwojo/
Pohon
kumusaala
/kumusaːla/
Rumah
enju
/endʒu/
Anjing
imbwa
/imbwa/
Kucing
enyawu
/eɲawu/
Tangan
kumukhono
/kumukʰono/
Mata
liiso
/liːso/
Halo
mulembe
/mulembe/
Terima kasih
orio
/orio/
Satu
ndala
/ndala/
Baik
kalayi
/kalaji/
Sumber
Perbandingan kata
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| Arti | Bahasa Bukusu | bahasa Luhya | Masaaba | bahasa Soga | bahasa Runyankole | Bahasa Nyaturu | Tooro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | kamatsi /kamatsi/ | amatsi /amatsi/ | kamaatsi /kamaːtsi/ | amaaji /amaːdʒi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ |
| Api | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliro/ | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliɾo/ | omuriro /omuriro/ | moto /moto/ | omuriro /omuriro/ |
| Matahari | liuba /liuba/ | liuba /liuba/ | suuba /suːba/ | enjuba /eɲɟuba/ | izooba /izoːba/ | nzua /nzua/ | eizooba /eizoːba/ |
| Bulan | kumwesi /kumwesi/ | omwesi /omwesi/ | umweesi /umweːsi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ |
| Ibu | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | maama /maːma/ | maawe /maːwe/ | mama /mama/ | nyinya /ɲiɲa/ |
| Ayah | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | taata /taːta/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | isho /iʃo/ |
| Makan | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | khulia /kʰulia/ | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | kulya /kulja/ | kurya /kurja/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kulja/ |
| Minum | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲʷa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Cinta | busiani /busiani/ | obuyanzi /obujanzi/ | khusima /kʰusima/ | kwagala /kwaɡala/ | rukundo /rukundo/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kugonza /kuɡonza/ |
| Hati | kumwoyo /kumwojo/ | omwoyo /omwojo/ | umwoyo /umwojo/ | omutima /omutima/ | omutima /omutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | omutima /omutima/ |
| Pohon | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omusala /omusala/ | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omuti /omuti/ | omuti /omuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | omuti /omuti/ |
| Rumah | enju /endʒu/ | enzu /enzu/ | nzu /nzu/ | enju /eɲɟu/ | enju /endʒu/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | enju /endʒu/ |
| Anjing | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ |
| Kucing | enyawu /eɲawu/ | lipusi /lipusi/ | paka /paka/ | enkaaku /eŋkaːku/ | kapa /kapa/ | paka /paka/ | paaka /paːka/ |
| Tangan | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukhono /omukʰono/ | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukono /omukono/ | omukono /omukono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | omukono /omukono/ |
| Mata | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | eriiso /eɾiːso/ | eriiso /eriːso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | eriiso /eriːso/ |
| Halo | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mwaakire /mwaːkiɾe/ | agandi /aɡandi/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | oraire ota /oraire ota/ |
| Terima kasih | orio /orio/ | orio /orio/ | ole nise /ole nise/ | weebale /weːbale/ | webare /webare/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | webale /webale/ |
| Satu | ndala /ndala/ | ndala /ndala/ | mulala /mulala/ | ndala /ndala/ | emwe /emwe/ | umwe /umwe/ | emoi /emoi/ |
| Baik | kalayi /kalaji/ | malayi /malaji/ | kalayi /kalaji/ | bulungi /buluŋɡi/ | kirungi /kiruŋɡi/ | kihi /kihi/ | kurungi /kuruŋɡi/ |
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