Lubukusu
Kibukusu
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.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kibukusu
Maji
kamatsi
/kamatsi/
Moto
kamulilo
/kamulilo/
Jua
liuba
/liuba/
Mwezi
kumwesi
/kumwesi/
Mama
mayi
/maji/
Baba
papa
/papa/
Kula
khulya
/kʰuʎa/
Kunywa
khunywa
/kʰuɲwa/
Upendo
busiani
/busiani/
Moyo
kumwoyo
/kumwojo/
Mti
kumusaala
/kumusaːla/
Nyumba
enju
/endʒu/
Mbwa
imbwa
/imbwa/
Paka
enyawu
/eɲawu/
Mkono
kumukhono
/kumukʰono/
Jicho
liiso
/liːso/
Habari
mulembe
/mulembe/
Asante
orio
/orio/
Moja
ndala
/ndala/
Nzuri
kalayi
/kalaji/
Vyanzo
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Niger-Congo zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kibukusu | Kiluhya | Kimasaaba | Kisoga | Kinyankole | Kinyaturu | Kitooro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | kamatsi /kamatsi/ | amatsi /amatsi/ | kamaatsi /kamaːtsi/ | amaaji /amaːdʒi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ | maazi /maːzi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ |
| Moto | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliro/ | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | omuliro /omuliɾo/ | omuriro /omuriro/ | moto /moto/ | omuriro /omuriro/ |
| Jua | liuba /liuba/ | liuba /liuba/ | suuba /suːba/ | enjuba /eɲɟuba/ | izooba /izoːba/ | nzua /nzua/ | eizooba /eizoːba/ |
| Mwezi | kumwesi /kumwesi/ | omwesi /omwesi/ | umweesi /umweːsi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | umweri /umweɾi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ |
| Mama | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | maama /maːma/ | maawe /maːwe/ | mama /mama/ | nyinya /ɲiɲa/ |
| Baba | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | taata /taːta/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | isho /iʃo/ |
| Kula | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | khulia /kʰulia/ | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | kulya /kulja/ | kurya /kurja/ | kuria /kuɾia/ | kulya /kulja/ |
| Kunywa | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲʷa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Upendo | busiani /busiani/ | obuyanzi /obujanzi/ | khusima /kʰusima/ | kwagala /kwaɡala/ | rukundo /rukundo/ | butogwa /butoɡwa/ | kugonza /kuɡonza/ |
| Moyo | kumwoyo /kumwojo/ | omwoyo /omwojo/ | umwoyo /umwojo/ | omutima /omutima/ | omutima /omutima/ | umutima /umutima/ | omutima /omutima/ |
| Mti | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omusala /omusala/ | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omuti /omuti/ | omuti /omuti/ | umuti /umuti/ | omuti /omuti/ |
| Nyumba | enju /endʒu/ | enzu /enzu/ | nzu /nzu/ | enju /eɲɟu/ | enju /endʒu/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | enju /endʒu/ |
| Mbwa | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ |
| Paka | enyawu /eɲawu/ | lipusi /lipusi/ | paka /paka/ | enkaaku /eŋkaːku/ | kapa /kapa/ | paka /paka/ | paaka /paːka/ |
| Mkono | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukhono /omukʰono/ | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukono /omukono/ | omukono /omukono/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ | omukono /omukono/ |
| Jicho | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | eriiso /eɾiːso/ | eriiso /eriːso/ | iriiso /iɾiːso/ | eriiso /eriːso/ |
| Habari | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mwaakire /mwaːkiɾe/ | agandi /aɡandi/ | mbukire /mbukiɾe/ | oraire ota /oraire ota/ |
| Asante | orio /orio/ | orio /orio/ | ole nise /ole nise/ | weebale /weːbale/ | webare /webare/ | ahsante /ahsante/ | webale /webale/ |
| Moja | ndala /ndala/ | ndala /ndala/ | mulala /mulala/ | ndala /ndala/ | emwe /emwe/ | umwe /umwe/ | emoi /emoi/ |
| Nzuri | kalayi /kalaji/ | malayi /malaji/ | kalayi /kalaji/ | bulungi /buluŋɡi/ | kirungi /kiruŋɡi/ | kihi /kihi/ | kurungi /kuruŋɡi/ |
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