Lumasaaba

Masaaba

Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Masaba-Luhya)

Rumpun bahasaAtlantic-Congo (Bantu, Masaba-Luhya) Penutur~3M AksaraLatin (Lumasaaba orthography by Bible Society of Uganda, 1970s) NegaraUganda (Mbale, Sironko, Bududa, Manafwa, Bulambuli districts; Mt Elgon region) Bahasa resmiNo (English is sole official); recognized regional Vitalitassafe ISO 639-3myx

Masaaba (Lumasaaba, also called Gisu/Lugisu) is the fourth-largest indigenous language of Uganda, spoken by the Bagisu people on the western slopes of Mt Elgon. The language belongs to the Masaba-Luhya cluster (JE31) which extends into Kenya as Luhya (luy). The Bagisu are famous for the Imbalu male circumcision ceremony, a UNESCO-recognized cultural practice held every two years. Tonal with full Bantu noun-class agreement.

Tempat dituturkan

20 kata inti dalam Masaaba

Air

kamaatsi

/kamaːtsi/

Api

kamulilo

/kamulilo/

Matahari

suuba

/suːba/

Bulan

umweesi

/umweːsi/

Ibu

mayi

/maji/

Ayah

papa

/papa/

Makan

khulya

/kʰuʎa/

Minum

khunywa

/kʰuɲwa/

Cinta

khusima

/kʰusima/

Hati

umwoyo

/umwojo/

Pohon

kumusaala

/kumusaːla/

Rumah

nzu

/nzu/

Anjing

imbwa

/imbwa/

Kucing

paka

/paka/

Tangan

kumukhono

/kumukʰono/

Mata

liiso

/liːso/

Halo

mulembe

/mulembe/

Terima kasih

ole nise

/ole nise/

Satu

mulala

/mulala/

Baik

kalayi

/kalaji/

Sumber

Perbandingan kata

Dibandingkan dengan bahasa Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Masaba-Luhya) terkait

Arti MasaabaBahasa Bukusubahasa LuhyaBahasa NyaturuShambalabahasa RunyankoleSangu
Air kamaatsi /kamaːtsi/ kamatsi /kamatsi/ amatsi /amatsi/ maazi /maːzi/ mazi /mazi/ amaizi /amaizi/ ameenzi /ameːnzi/
Api kamulilo /kamulilo/ kamulilo /kamulilo/ omuliro /omuliro/ moto /moto/ moto /moto/ omuriro /omuriro/ umoto /umoto/
Matahari suuba /suːba/ liuba /liuba/ liuba /liuba/ nzua /nzua/ zuwa /zuwa/ izooba /izoːba/ liluga /liluɡa/
Bulan umweesi /umweːsi/ kumwesi /kumwesi/ omwesi /omwesi/ umweri /umweɾi/ mwezi /mwezi/ omwezi /omwezi/ umwesi /umwesi/
Ibu mayi /maji/ mayi /maji/ mayi /maji/ mama /mama/ mama /mama/ maawe /maːwe/ mama /mama/
Ayah papa /papa/ papa /papa/ papa /papa/ tata /tata/ baba /baba/ tata /tata/ baba /baba/
Makan khulya /kʰuʎa/ khulya /kʰuʎa/ khulia /kʰulia/ kuria /kuɾia/ kuya /kuja/ kurya /kurja/ kulya /kuʎa/
Minum khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ kunywa /kuɲwa/ kunwa /kunwa/
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