Cilubà
Luba-Kasai
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu)
Luba-Kasai (Cilubà) is one of DRC's four national languages. Spoken in the Kasai region, it has tone, vowel length contrasts, and an extensive noun class system. It is closely related to neighboring Luba-Katanga.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Luba-Kasai
Sources
- Ciluba Bible "Mukanda wa Mvidi Mukulu" (bible.com version 2918, modern orthography) and "Mukanda wa Nzambi" 2003 (bible.com 2919, older h-for-p orthography); en.wiktionary Luba-Kasai lemmas
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Bantu)
| Meaning | Luba-Kasai | Kimbundu | Lunda | Kikongo | Luvale | Kaonde | Sena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | mâyi /maːji/ | menha /meɲa/ | meji /medʒi/ | maza /maza/ | meya /meja/ | mema /mema/ | madzi /madzi/ |
| Fire | kapia /kapia/ | tubia /tubja/ | kesi /kesi/ | tiya /tija/ | kakahya /kakahja/ | mujilo /mudʒilo/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sun | dîba /diːba/ | dikumbi /dikumbi/ | itaŋwa /itaŋwa/ | ntangu /ntaŋɡu/ | likumbi /likumbi/ | juba /dʒuba/ | dzuwa /dzuwa/ |
| Moon | ngondo /ŋɡondo/ | mbeji /mbeʒi/ | kakweji /kakwedʒi/ | ngonda /ŋɡonda/ | kakweji /kakwedʒi/ | ng'ondo /ŋondo/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ |
| Star | mutoto /mutoto/ | tetembwa /teˈtembwa/ | katumbwa /katumbwa/ | mbwetete /mbwetete/ | tanganyeka /taŋɡaˈɲeka/ | ntaanda /ntaːnda/ | nyenyezi /ɲeɲezi/ |
| Night | butuku /butuku/ | usuku /usuku/ | wufuku /wufuku/ | builu /builu/ | ufuku /ufuku/ | bufuku /bufuku/ | usiku /usiku/ |
| Rain | mvula /ˈmvula/ | mvula /mvula/ | nvula /nvula/ | mvula /ˈmvula/ | vula /vula/ | mvula /mvula/ | mvura /mvura/ |
| Snow | neje /neʒe/ | neve /neve/ | — /—/ | mvula ya mpembe /mvula ja mpembe/ | mbundu /mbundu/ | sino /sino/ | neve /neve/ |
| Wind | tshipepele /tʃipepele/ | kitembu /kitembu/ | mpepela /mpepela/ | mupepe /mupepe/ | peho /peho/ | lubesha /lubeʃa/ | mphepo /mpʰepo/ |
| Earth | buloba /buloba/ | mavu /mavu/ | iseki /iseki/ | ntoto /ntoto/ | mavu /mavu/ | mushiji /muʃidʒi/ | mataka /mataka/ |
| Stone | dibue /diˈbwe/ | ditadi /ditadi/ | ilola /ilola/ | tadi /ˈtadi/ | lilolwa /lilolwa/ | jibwe /dʒiˈbwe/ | mwala /mwala/ |
| Mountain | mukuna /mukuna/ | mulundu /mulundu/ | mpidi /mpidi/ | mongo /moŋɡo/ | pili /pili/ | mutumba /mutumba/ | phiri /pʰiri/ |
| Sea | mbuwu /mbuwu/ | kalunga /kaluŋɡa/ | kaluŋalwiji /kaluŋalwidʒi/ | mbu /mbu/ | kalungalwiji /kaluŋɡalwidʒi/ | kalunga /kaluŋɡa/ | bara /bara/ |
| Mother | mâmu /maːmu/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | mama /mama/ | bamama /bamama/ | mai /mai/ |
| Father | tâtu /taːtu/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | tata /tata/ | bataata /bataːta/ | baba /baba/ |
| Daughter | muana wa bakaji /muana wa bakaʒi/ | mona a muhatu /mona a muhatu/ | mwana wamumbanda /mwana wamumbanda/ | mwana ya nkento /mwana ja nkento/ | mwana wapwevo /mwana wapwevo/ | mwana wamukazhi /mwana wamukaʒi/ | mwana wankazi /mwana wankazi/ |
| I | meme /meme/ | eme /eme/ | ami /ami/ | mono /mono/ | ami /ami/ | amiwa /amiwa/ | ine /ine/ |
| You | wewe /wewe/ | eie /eje/ | eyi /eji/ | ngeye /ŋɡeje/ | ove /ove/ | obewa /obewa/ | iwe /iwe/ |
| We | tuetu /tuetu/ | etu /etu/ | etu /etu/ | beto /beto/ | etu /etu/ | atweba /atweba/ | ife /ife/ |
| Name | dîna /diːna/ | dijina /diˈʒina/ | ijina /idʒina/ | nkumbu /nkumbu/ | lijina /liˈʒina/ | jizhina /dʒiʒina/ | dzina /dzina/ |
| Person | muntu /muntu/ | mutu /mutu/ | muntu /muntu/ | muntu /muntu/ | mutu /mutu/ | muntu /muntu/ | munthu /muntʰu/ |
| Head | mutu /mutu/ | mutue /mutue/ | mutu /mutu/ | ntu /ntu/ | mutwe /mutwe/ | mutwe /mutwe/ | nsolo /nsolo/ |
| Eye | dîsu /diːsu/ | disu /disu/ | disu /disu/ | disu /disu/ | liso /liso/ | jiso /dʒiso/ | diso /diso/ |
| Ear | ditshu /ditʃu/ | ditui /ditui/ | itu /itu/ | kutu /kutu/ | litwitwi /litwitwi/ | kutwi /kutwi/ | khutu /kʰutu/ |
| Nose | diulu /diulu/ | dizulu /dizulu/ | izulu /izulu/ | nzunu /nzunu/ | lizulu /lizulu/ | moona /moːna/ | mphuno /mpʰuno/ |
| Mouth | mukana /mukana/ | dikanu /dikanu/ | kanwa /kanwa/ | nnwa /nnwa/ | kanwa /kanwa/ | kanwa /kanwa/ | nkanwa /nkanwa/ |
| Tooth | dinu /dinu/ | dizu /dizu/ | iji /idʒi/ | dinu /dinu/ | lizo /lizo/ | jiino /dʒiːno/ | dzino /dzino/ |
| Tongue | ludimi /ludimi/ | dimi /dimi/ | idimi /idimi/ | ludimi /ludimi/ | limi /limi/ | lujimi /ludʒimi/ | lirimi /lirimi/ |
| Hand | tshianza /tʃianza/ | lukwaku /lukwaku/ | chikasa /tʃikasa/ | koko /koko/ | livoko /livoko/ | kuboko /kuboko/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Foot | dikasa /dikasa/ | kinama /kinama/ | mwendu /mwendu/ | kulu /kulu/ | lihinji /lihindʒi/ | kuulu /kuːlu/ | mwendo /mwendo/ |
| Heart | mutshima /mutʃima/ | muxima /muʃima/ | muchima /mutʃima/ | ntima /ntima/ | mutima /mutima/ | muchima /mutʃima/ | ntima /ntima/ |
| Bone | mufuba /mufuba/ | kifuba /kifuba/ | ifwaha /ifwaha/ | visi /visi/ | lifuwa /lifuwa/ | kupa /kupa/ | gogodo /ɡoɡodo/ |
| Blood | mashi /maʃi/ | manhinga /maɲiŋɡa/ | mashi /maʃi/ | menga /meŋɡa/ | manyinga /maɲiŋɡa/ | mashi /maʃi/ | malopa /malopa/ |
| Poop | tumvi /tumvi/ | tuji /tuʒi/ | — | tufi /tufi/ | tuji /tudʒi/ | — | matubzwi /matubzwi/ |
| Love | dinanga /dinaŋɡa/ | henda /henda/ | kukeŋa /kukeŋa/ | zola /zola/ | zangi /zaŋɡi/ | butemwe /butemwe/ | kufuna /kufuna/ |
| Tree | mutshi /mutʃi/ | muxi /muʃi/ | mutondu /mutondu/ | nti /nti/ | mutondo /mutondo/ | kichi /kitʃi/ | muti /muti/ |
| Dog | mbwa /mbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | kawa /kawa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ | kawa /kawa/ | kabwa /kabwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Cat | nyao /ɲao/ | kasalu /kasalu/ | — /—/ | nyau /ɲau/ | katako /katako/ | kapuso /kapuso/ | paka /paka/ |
| Fish | mushipa /muʃipa/ | mbiji /mbiʒi/ | inshi /inʃi/ | mbisi /mbisi/ | shi /ʃi/ | sabi /sabi/ | omba /omba/ |
| Bird | nyunyu /ɲuɲu/ | njila /ndʒila/ | kada /kada/ | nuni /ˈnuni/ | kajila /kadʒila/ | ng'onyi /ŋoɲi/ | mbalame /mbalame/ |
| Butterfly | tshibiyibiyi /tʃibijibiji/ | kimbiambia /kimbjambja/ | ipupwila /ipupwila/ | lumbembambemba /lumbembambemba/ | kauyauya /kaujauja/ | kipupulwa /kipupulwa/ | bemberuwa /bemberuwa/ |
| Egg | diyi /diji/ | diiaki /dijaki/ | iteta /iteta/ | diaki /diaki/ | liulu /liulu/ | jike /dʒike/ | dzai /dzai/ |
| Horse | kabalu /kabalu/ | kabalu /kabalu/ | kawalu /kawalu/ | mpunda /mpunda/ | kavalu /kavalu/ | mbili /mbili/ | kavalo /kavalo/ |
| House | nzubu /nzubu/ | inzo /inzo/ | itala /itala/ | nzo /nzo/ | zuvo /zuvo/ | nzubo /nzubo/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Milk | mabele /mabele/ | lete /lete/ | mayeli /majeli/ | midiki /midiki/ | mavele /mavele/ | mukaka /mukaka/ | nkaka /nkaka/ |
| Honey | buitshi /buitʃi/ | uiki /wiki/ | wuchi /wutʃi/ | bwiki /bwiki/ | uchi /utʃi/ | buki /buki/ | uci /utʃi/ |
| Salt | luepu /luepu/ | mungua /muŋɡwa/ | muŋwa /muŋwa/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ | mungwa /muŋɡwa/ | mukele /mukele/ | munyu /muɲu/ |
| Wine | mvinyo /mviɲo/ | vinyu /viɲu/ | vinyu /viɲu/ | vinu /vinu/ | vinyo /viɲo/ | binyu /biɲu/ | vinyu /viɲu/ |
| Rice | losa /losa/ | loso /loso/ | losu /losu/ | loso /loso/ | loso /loso/ | mupunga /mupuŋɡa/ | mpunga /mpuŋɡa/ |
| Iron | tshiamu /tʃiamu/ | felu /felu/ | chikuŋu /tʃikuŋu/ | kibende /kiˈbende/ | fwelu /fwelu/ | kapotwe /kapotwe/ | utale /utale/ |
| Wheel | lukata /lukata/ | dilola /dilola/ | kafumbu /kafumbu/ | dikulu /dikulu/ | lifumbo /lifumbo/ | kitanga /kitaŋɡa/ | roda /roda/ |
| Silk | swa /swa/ | seda /seda/ | — | seda /seda/ | shiliki /ʃiliki/ | shilika /ʃilika/ | seda /seda/ |
| Book | mukanda /mukanda/ | divulu /divulu/ | mukanda /mukanda/ | buku /buku/ | mukanda /mukanda/ | buku /buku/ | bukhu /bukʰu/ |
| Eat | kudia /kudia/ | kudya /kudja/ | kudya /kudja/ | kudia /kudja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ | kuja /kudʒa/ | kudya /kudja/ |
| Drink | kunua /kunua/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kunua /kunwa/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | kutoma /kutoma/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Sleep | kulala /kulala/ | kuzeka /kuzeka/ | kukama /kukama/ | kuleka /kuˈleka/ | kusavala /kusavala/ | kulaala /kulaːla/ | kugona /kuɡona/ |
| One | umue /umue/ | moxi /moʃi/ | wumu /wumu/ | mosi /mosi/ | mwe /mwe/ | umo /umo/ | posi /posi/ |
| Two | ibidi /ibidi/ | iadi /jaːdi/ | ayedi /ajedi/ | zole /zole/ | vali /vali/ | babiji /babidʒi/ | piŵiri /piwiri/ |
| Three | isatu /isatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | satu /satu/ | tatu /tatu/ | tatu /tatu/ | satu /satu/ | pitatu /pitatu/ |
| Four | inai /inai/ | uana /wana/ | wana /wana/ | iya /ija/ | wana /wana/ | bana /bana/ | pinai /pinai/ |
| Five | itanu /itanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | tanu /tanu/ | xanu /ʃanu/ |
| Hundred | lukama /lukama/ | hama /hama/ | nkulakaji /nkulakadʒi/ | nkama /nkama/ | likulukaji /likulukadʒi/ | kitota /kitota/ | dzana /dzana/ |
| Hello | moyo /mojo/ | nga ku menekena /ŋɡa ku menekena/ | — /—/ | mbote /mbote/ | mwane /mwane/ | mwapoñai /mwapoɲai/ | mwadzukabwanji /mwadzukabwandʒi/ |
| Thank you | tuasakidila /tuasakidila/ | nga ku sakidila /ŋɡa ku sakidila/ | nasakilili /nasakilili/ | matondo /matondo/ | nasakwilila /nasakwilila/ | nasanta /nasanta/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ |
| Good | impe /impe/ | kiambote /kiambote/ | chachiwahi /tʃatʃiwahi/ | mbote /mbote/ | mwaza /mwaza/ | kyawama /kjawama/ | nadidi /nadidi/ |
| New | mupia /mupia/ | kiobe /kjobe/ | chachiha /tʃatʃiha/ | mpa /mpa/ | chihya /tʃihja/ | kipya /kipja/ | ipsa /ipsa/ |
| Red | kunze /kunze/ | kusuka /kusuka/ | chinana /tʃinana/ | mbwaki /mbwaki/ | chikuhwa /tʃikuhwa/ | chila /tʃila/ | funga /funɡa/ |
| White | toke /toke/ | kuzela /kuzela/ | chitooka /tʃitoːka/ | mpembe /mpembe/ | chitoma /tʃitoma/ | toka /toka/ | cena /tʃena/ |
| Black | fike /fike/ | kuxikela /kuʃikela/ | — | ndombe /ndombe/ | chilava /tʃilava/ | fiita /fiːta/ | psipa /psipa/ |
| Blue | fikuluke /fikuluke/ | mulombe /mulombe/ | wuzeeli /wuzeːli/ | bule /bule/ | — | — | — |
| Computer | ordinatere /ordinatere/ | komputadolo /komputadolo/ | kopyuta /kopjuta/ | ludinatelo /ludinatelo/ | kopyuta /kopjuta/ | kompyuta /kompjuta/ | — |
| Tea | tshiayi /tʃiaji/ | xá /ʃa/ | tii /tiː/ | ti /ti/ | tiyi /tiji/ | — | xaya /ʃaja/ |
| Coffee | kafe /kafe/ | kafé /kaˈfe/ | kofi /kofi/ | kafe /kafe/ | kofi /kofi/ | kofi /kofi/ | kafe /kafe/ |
| Sugar | nsukadi /nsukadi/ | sukidi /suˈkidi/ | shuga /ʃuɡa/ | sukadi /sukadi/ | shuka /ʃuka/ | shuka /ʃuka/ | xuka /ʃuka/ |
| Ninety-nine | makumi tshitema ne tshitema /makumi tʃitema ne tʃitema/ | makuinhi ivua ni ivua /makwiɲi ivwa ni ivwa/ | makumi atanu nawana natanu nawana /makumi atanu nawana natanu nawana/ | makumi ivwa na ivwa /makumi ivwa na ivwa/ | makumi atanu naawana navatanu navawana /makumi atanu naːwana navatanu navawana/ | makumi atanu na ana ne itanu na ina /makumi atanu na ana ne itanu na ina/ | makumapfemba na mapfemba /makumapfemba na mapfemba/ |
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