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.
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20 palavras essenciais em Bukusu
Água
kamatsi
/kamatsi/
Fogo
kamulilo
/kamulilo/
Sol
liuba
/liuba/
Lua
kumwesi
/kumwesi/
Mãe
mayi
/maji/
Pai
papa
/papa/
Comer
khulya
/kʰuʎa/
Beber
khunywa
/kʰuɲwa/
Amor
busiani
/busiani/
Coração
kumwoyo
/kumwojo/
Árvore
kumusaala
/kumusaːla/
Casa
enju
/endʒu/
Cão
imbwa
/imbwa/
Gato
enyawu
/eɲawu/
Mão
kumukhono
/kumukʰono/
Olho
liiso
/liːso/
Olá
mulembe
/mulembe/
Obrigado
orio
/orio/
Um
ndala
/ndala/
Bom
kalayi
/kalaji/
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Comparado com línguas Niger-Congo relacionadas
| Significado | Bukusu | luhya | Masaaba | soga | nyankole | Nyaturu | Tooro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Água | kamatsi /kamatsi/ | amatsi /amatsi/ | kamaatsi /kamaːtsi/ | amaaji /amaːdʒi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ |
| Fogo | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliro/ | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliɾo/ | omuriro /omuriro/ | moto /moto/ | omuriro /omuriro/ |
| Sol | liuba /liuba/ | liuba /liuba/ | suuba /suːba/ | enjuba /eɲɟuba/ | izooba /izoːba/ | nzua /nzua/ | eizooba /eizoːba/ |
| Lua | kumwesi /kumwesi/ | omwesi /omwesi/ | umweesi /umweːsi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ |
| Mãe | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | maama /maːma/ | maawe /maːwe/ | mama /mama/ | nyinya /ɲiɲa/ |
| Pai | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | taata /taːta/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | isho /iʃo/ |
| Comer | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | khulia /kʰulia/ | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | kulya /kulja/ | kurya /kurja/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kulja/ |
| Beber | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲʷa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Amor | busiani /busiani/ | obuyanzi /obujanzi/ | khusima /kʰusima/ | kwagala /kwaɡala/ | rukundo /rukundo/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kugonza /kuɡonza/ |
| Coração | kumwoyo /kumwojo/ | omwoyo /omwojo/ | umwoyo /umwojo/ | omutima /omutima/ | omutima /omutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | omutima /omutima/ |
| Árvore | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omusala /omusala/ | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omuti /omuti/ | omuti /omuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | omuti /omuti/ |
| Casa | enju /endʒu/ | enzu /enzu/ | nzu /nzu/ | enju /eɲɟu/ | enju /endʒu/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | enju /endʒu/ |
| Cão | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ |
| Gato | enyawu /eɲawu/ | lipusi /lipusi/ | paka /paka/ | enkaaku /eŋkaːku/ | kapa /kapa/ | paka /paka/ | paaka /paːka/ |
| Mão | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukhono /omukʰono/ | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukono /omukono/ | omukono /omukono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | omukono /omukono/ |
| Olho | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | eriiso /eɾiːso/ | eriiso /eriːso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | eriiso /eriːso/ |
| Olá | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mwaakire /mwaːkiɾe/ | agandi /aɡandi/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | oraire ota /oraire ota/ |
| Obrigado | orio /orio/ | orio /orio/ | ole nise /ole nise/ | weebale /weːbale/ | webare /webare/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | webale /webale/ |
| Um | ndala /ndala/ | ndala /ndala/ | mulala /mulala/ | ndala /ndala/ | emwe /emwe/ | umwe /umwe/ | emoi /emoi/ |
| Bom | kalayi /kalaji/ | malayi /malaji/ | kalayi /kalaji/ | bulungi /buluŋɡi/ | kirungi /kiruŋɡi/ | kihi /kihi/ | kurungi /kuruŋɡi/ |
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