Lumasaaba
Masaaba
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Masaba-Luhya)
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.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Masaaba
Acqua
kamaatsi
/kamaːtsi/
Fuoco
kamulilo
/kamulilo/
Sole
suuba
/suːba/
Luna
umweesi
/umweːsi/
Madre
mayi
/maji/
Padre
papa
/papa/
Mangiare
khulya
/kʰuʎa/
Bere
khunywa
/kʰuɲwa/
Amore
khusima
/kʰusima/
Cuore
umwoyo
/umwojo/
Albero
kumusaala
/kumusaːla/
Casa
nzu
/nzu/
Cane
imbwa
/imbwa/
Gatto
paka
/paka/
Mano
kumukhono
/kumukʰono/
Occhio
liiso
/liːso/
Ciao
mulembe
/mulembe/
Grazie
ole nise
/ole nise/
Uno
mulala
/mulala/
Buono
kalayi
/kalaji/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Atlantic-Congo (Bantu, Masaba-Luhya) correlate
| Significato | Masaaba | Bukusu | luhya | Nyaturu | Shambala | runyankole | Sangu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | kamaatsi /kamaːtsi/ | kamatsi /kamatsi/ | amatsi /amatsi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | mazi /mazi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ | ameenzi /ameːnzi/ |
| Fuoco | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliro/ | moto /moto/ | moto /moto/ | omuriro /omuriro/ | umoto /umoto/ |
| Sole | suuba /suːba/ | liuba /liuba/ | liuba /liuba/ | nzua /nzua/ | zuwa /zuwa/ | izooba /izoːba/ | liluga /liluɡa/ |
| Luna | umweesi /umweːsi/ | kumwesi /kumwesi/ | omwesi /omwesi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | mwezi /mwezi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | umwesi /umwesi/ |
| Madre | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | maawe /maːwe/ | mama /mama/ |
| Padre | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | baba /baba/ |
| Mangiare | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | khulia /kʰulia/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kuya /kuja/ | kurya /kurja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Bere | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ |
| Amore | khusima /kʰusima/ | busiani /busiani/ | obuyanzi /obujanzi/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kwenda /kwenda/ | rukundo /rukundo/ | ulungu /uluŋɡu/ |
| Cuore | umwoyo /umwojo/ | kumwoyo /kumwojo/ | omwoyo /omwojo/ | umutima /umutima/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | omutima /omutima/ | umutima /umutima/ |
| Albero | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omusala /omusala/ | umuti /umuti/ | mti /mti/ | omuti /omuti/ | umuti /umuti/ |
| Casa | nzu /nzu/ | enju /endʒu/ | enzu /enzu/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | enju /endʒu/ | inyumba /iɲumba/ |
| Cane | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ |
| Gatto | paka /paka/ | enyawu /eɲawu/ | lipusi /lipusi/ | paka /paka/ | paka /paka/ | kapa /kapa/ | paka /paka/ |
| Mano | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukhono /omukʰono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | ukono /ukono/ | omukono /omukono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ |
| Occhio | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | izo /izo/ | eriiso /eriːso/ | iliho /iliho/ |
| Ciao | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | nashukuru /naʃukuɾu/ | agandi /aɡandi/ | mbasala /mbasala/ |
| Grazie | ole nise /ole nise/ | orio /orio/ | orio /orio/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | asante /asante/ | webare /webare/ | nashukulu /naʃukulu/ |
| Uno | mulala /mulala/ | ndala /ndala/ | ndala /ndala/ | umwe /umwe/ | imo /imo/ | emwe /emwe/ | imo /imo/ |
| Buono | kalayi /kalaji/ | kalayi /kalaji/ | malayi /malaji/ | kihi /kihi/ | hedi /hedi/ | kirungi /kiruŋɡi/ | kwifwa /kwifwa/ |
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