Oluluhia
Luhya
Atlantic-Congo (Bantu)
Luhya (Luyia) is a cluster of Bantu varieties of western Kenya, sometimes treated as a single language and sometimes as 16 or more. The varieties show considerable internal diversity, with the standardized literary form based on a mixture.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Luhya
Sources
- Luhya Bibles on bible.com - Wanga "Ibibilia Indakatifu" (2656/2659), Bukusu "Ebibilia Endakatifu" (2654), Tiriki-Idakho-Isukha (2941), Nyore "Ebaibo Inzienukhu" (2882), Maragoli "Kitabu Kitakatifu" (2888), Samia NT (4575); en.wiktionary Luhya lemmas (38)
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Atlantic-Congo (Bantu)
| Meaning | Luhya | Masaaba | Bukusu | Soga | Runyankole | Chiga | Yao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | amatsi /amatsi/ | kamaatsi /kamaːtsi/ | kameechi /kameːtʃi/ | amaadhi /amaːd̪i/ | amaizi /amaizi/ | amaizi /amaizi/ | mesi /mesi/ |
| Fire | omuliro /omuliro/ | kamulilo /kamulilo/ | kumulilo /kumulilo/ | omuliro /omuliɾo/ | omuriro /omuriro/ | omuriro /omuriro/ | moto /moto/ |
| Sun | liuba /liuba/ | suuba /suːba/ | enyanga /eɲaŋɡa/ | endhuba /end̪uba/ | eizooba /eizoːba/ | eizooba /eizoːba/ | lyuwa /ʎuwa/ |
| Moon | omwesi /omwesi/ | umweesi /umweːsi/ | kumwesi /kumwesi/ | omwezi /omwezi/ | okwezi /okwezi/ | okwezi /okwezi/ | mwesi /mwesi/ |
| Star | engʼiningʼini /eŋiniŋini/ | kumunyeenye /kumuɲeːɲe/ | eng'enieesi /eŋeɲeːsi/ | emuunienie /emuːɲeɲe/ | enyonyoozi /eɲoɲoːzi/ | enyonyoozi /eɲoɲoːzi/ | ndondwa /ndondwa/ |
| Night | eshilo /eʃilo/ | busilo /busilo/ | siilo /siːlo/ | obwire /obwire/ | ekiro /ekiro/ | ekiro /etʃiro/ | chilo /tʃilo/ |
| Rain | efula /eˈfula/ | ifula /ifula/ | efula /efula/ | enkuba /eŋkuba/ | enjura /enˈdʒura/ | enjura /eɲɟura/ | ula /ula/ |
| Snow | itsaluchi /itsalutʃi/ | — | ebarafu /ebarafu/ | — | — | — | — |
| Wind | omuyeka /omujeka/ | imbewo /imbewo/ | embeo /embeo/ | empewo /empewo/ | omuyaga /omujaɡa/ | omuyaga /omujaɡa/ | mbungo /mbuŋɡo/ |
| Earth | liloba /liloba/ | liloba /liloba/ | liloba /liloba/ | eitaka /eitaka/ | eitaka /eitaka/ | eitaka /eitaka/ | litaka /litaka/ |
| Stone | lichina /litʃina/ | libaale /libaːle/ | libaale /libaːle/ | eibaale /eibaːle/ | eibaare /eiˈbaːre/ | eibaare /eiˈbaːre/ | liganga /liɡaŋɡa/ |
| Mountain | eshikulu /eʃikulu/ | lukiingi /lukiːŋɡi/ | sikulu /sikulu/ | olusozzi /olusozzi/ | orushozi /oruʃozi/ | omusozi /omusozi/ | litumbi /litumbi/ |
| Sea | inyanza /iɲanza/ | inyaantsa /iɲaːntsa/ | enyanja /eɲandʒa/ | enhandha /eɲand̪a/ | enyanja /eɲaɲdʒa/ | enyanja /eɲaɲdʒa/ | bahali /bahali/ |
| Mother | mayi /maji/ | mayi /maji/ | maayi /maːji/ | maama /maːma/ | maawe /maːwe/ | nyina /ɲina/ | amao /amao/ |
| Father | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | papa /papa/ | lata /lata/ | tata /tata/ | ishe /iʃe/ | atati /atati/ |
| Daughter | omukhaana /omuxaːna/ | umukhaana /umuxaːna/ | omukhaana /omuxaːna/ | omughala /omuɣala/ | omuhara /omuhara/ | omuhara /omuhara/ | mwanache jwamkongwe /mwanatʃe dʒwamkoŋɡwe/ |
| I | ese /ese/ | ise /ise/ | ese /ese/ | nze /nze/ | nyowe /ɲowe/ | nyowe /ɲowe/ | une /une/ |
| You | ewe /ewe/ | iwe /iwe/ | ewe /ewe/ | iwe /iwe/ | iwe /iwe/ | iwe /iwe/ | mmwe /mːwe/ |
| We | efwe /efwe/ | ifwe /ifwe/ | efwe /efwe/ | iffe /ifːe/ | itwe /itwe/ | itwe /itwe/ | uwe /uwe/ |
| Name | elira /elira/ | lisiina /lisiːna/ | lisina /lisiːna/ | eriina /eriːna/ | eiziina /eiziːna/ | eiziina /eiziːna/ | lina /lina/ |
| Person | omundu /omundu/ | umundu /umundu/ | omundu /omundu/ | omuntu /omuntu/ | omuntu /omuntu/ | omuntu /omuntu/ | mundu /mundu/ |
| Head | omurwe /omurwe/ | kumurwe /kumurwe/ | kumurwe /kumurwe/ | omutwe /omutwe/ | omutwe /omutwe/ | omutwe /omutwe/ | mtwe /mtwe/ |
| Eye | liiso /liːso/ | liiso /liːso/ | emoni /emoni/ | eriiso /eɾiːso/ | eriisho /eriːʃo/ | eriisho /eriːʃo/ | liso /liso/ |
| Ear | eshirwi /eʃirwi/ | khukhuru /kʰukʰuru/ | liiru /liːru/ | okutu /okutu/ | okutu /okutu/ | okutu /okutu/ | liwiwi /liwiwi/ |
| Nose | amolu /amolu/ | lilyoolu /liʎoːlu/ | lyolu /ljolu/ | ennhindo /eɲːindo/ | enyindo /eɲindo/ | enyindo /eɲindo/ | lupula /lupula/ |
| Mouth | omunwa /omunwa/ | kumunwa /kumunwa/ | kumunwa /kumunwa/ | omunwa /omunwa/ | akanwa /akanwa/ | akanwa /akanwa/ | kang'wa /kaŋwa/ |
| Tooth | lino /lino/ | liino /liːno/ | liino /liːno/ | erino /erino/ | eriino /eriːno/ | eriino /eriːno/ | liino /liːno/ |
| Tongue | olulimi /olulimi/ | lulimi /lulimi/ | lulimi /lulimi/ | olulimi /olulimi/ | orurimi /orurimi/ | orurimi /orurimi/ | lulimi /lulimi/ |
| Hand | omukhono /omukʰono/ | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | kumukhono /kumukʰono/ | omukono /omukono/ | omukono /omukono/ | omukono /omukono/ | nkono /nkono/ |
| Foot | eshilenje /eʃilendʒe/ | shikyele /ʃikjele/ | sikele /sikele/ | ekigere /ekiɡere/ | ekigyere /ekiɡjere/ | ekigyere /ekiɡjere/ | lukongolo /lukoŋɡolo/ |
| Heart | omwoyo /omwojo/ | umwoyo /umwojo/ | kumwoyo /kumwojo/ | omutima /omutima/ | omutima /omutima/ | omutima /omutima/ | mtima /mtima/ |
| Bone | eshikumba /eʃikumba/ | kumba /kumba/ | sikuumba /sikuːmba/ | eigumba /eiɡumba/ | eigufa /eiɡufa/ | eigufa /eiɡufa/ | liupa /liupa/ |
| Blood | amasayi /amasaji/ | kamafuki /kamafuki/ | kamafuki /kamafuki/ | omusaayi /omusaːji/ | eshagama /eʃaɡama/ | eshagama /eʃaɡama/ | miasi /miasi/ |
| Poop | amafwi /amafwi/ | — | — | amazzi /amazːi/ | amazi /amazi/ | amazi /amazi/ | manyi /maɲi/ |
| Love | obuyanzi /obujanzi/ | khusima /kʰusima/ | khusiima /kʰusiːma/ | kugonza /kuɡonza/ | rukundo /rukundo/ | kukunda /kukunda/ | unonyelo /unoɲelo/ |
| Tree | omusala /omusala/ | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | kumusaala /kumusaːla/ | omuti /omuti/ | omuti /omuti/ | omuti /omuti/ | mtela /mtela/ |
| Dog | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | imbwa /imbwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | embwa /embwa/ | mbwa /mbwa/ |
| Cat | lipusi /lipusi/ | paka /paka/ | enyawu /eɲawu/ | pusi /pusi/ | enjangu /endʒaŋɡu/ | kapa /kapa/ | paka /paka/ |
| Fish | inyeni /iɲeni/ | enyeni /eɲeni/ | eng'eeni /eŋeːni/ | ekyenhandha /etʃeɲand̪a/ | eky'enyanja /etʃeɲaɲdʒa/ | eky'enyanja /etʃeɲaɲdʒa/ | somba /soːmba/ |
| Bird | linyonyi /liɲoɲi/ | khanywinywi /kʰaɲwiɲwi/ | enyuni /eɲuni/ | enhonhi /eɲoɲi/ | enyonyi /eɲoɲi/ | enyonyi /eɲoɲi/ | cijuni /tʃidʒuni/ |
| Butterfly | likuyukuyu /likujukuju/ | — | — | ekiwoiwolo /ekiwoiwolo/ | ekihuguuhugu /ekihuɡuːhuɡu/ | ekinyugunyugu /etʃiɲuɡuɲuɡu/ | chipuluputwa /tʃipuluputwa/ |
| Egg | liki /liki/ | liiki /liːki/ | liiki /liːki/ | eggi /eɡːi/ | eihuri /eihuri/ | eihuri /eihuri/ | lindanda /lindanda/ |
| Bear | itubu /itubu/ | — | — | — | edubu /edubu/ | edubu /edubu/ | — |
| Horse | ifarasi /ifarasi/ | ifarasi /ifarasi/ | efarasi /efarasi/ | embalaasi /embalaːsi/ | embaraasi /embaraːsi/ | embaraasi /embaraːsi/ | falasi /falasi/ |
| House | enzu /enzu/ | nzu /nzu/ | enju /endʒu/ | endhu /end̪u/ | enju /endʒu/ | enju /endʒu/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ |
| Milk | amabeere /amabeːre/ | kamabeele /kamabeːle/ | kamabeele /kamaβeːle/ | amata /amata/ | amate /amate/ | amate /amate/ | maŵele /maβele/ |
| Honey | obushi /obuʃi/ | bubuukhi /bubuːkʰi/ | buukhi /buːkʰi/ | omudheenene /omud̪eːnene/ | obwoki /obwoki/ | obwuuki /obwuːtʃi/ | uchi /utʃi/ |
| Salt | omunyu /omuɲu/ | kyumbi /kjumbi/ | kumuunyu /kumuːɲu/ | omuunhu /omuːɲu/ | omwonyo /omwoɲo/ | omwonyo /omwoɲo/ | njete /ndʒete/ |
| Wine | idivai /idivai/ | iviini /iviːni/ | endali /endali/ | omwenge gw'emizabbibu /omweŋɡe ɡwemizabːibu/ | viino /viːno/ | viino /viːno/ | divai /divai/ |
| Rice | omucheele /omutʃeːle/ | — | — | omutyele /omutjele/ | omukyeeri /omukjeːri/ | omukyeeri /omutʃeːri/ | mpunga /mpuŋɡa/ |
| Iron | eshibia /eʃibia/ | sikyuma /sikjuma/ | sichuuma /sitʃuːma/ | ekyuma /ekjuma/ | ekyoma /eˈkjoma/ | obutare /obutare/ | chisyano /tʃisjano/ |
| Wheel | omukurutumu /omukurutumu/ | kumukuwu /kumukuwu/ | engara /eŋɡara/ | enkede /eŋkede/ | enyamuziga /eɲamuziɡa/ | enyamuziga /eɲamuziɡa/ | wilo /wilo/ |
| Book | eshitabu /eʃitabu/ | shitabo /ʃitabo/ | sitabu /sitabu/ | ekitabo /ekitabo/ | ekitabo /ekitabo/ | ekitabo /etʃitabo/ | chitabu /tʃitabu/ |
| Eat | khulia /kʰulia/ | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | khulya /kʰuʎa/ | kulya /kulja/ | kurya /kurja/ | kurya /kurja/ | kulya /kuʎa/ |
| Drink | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | khunywa /kʰuɲwa/ | kunhwa /kuɲʷa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ | kumwa /kumwa/ |
| Sleep | khukona /kʰukona/ | khukona /kʰukona/ | khukona /kʰukona/ | kutenduka /kutenduka/ | kubyama /kubjama/ | kubyama /kubjama/ | kugona /kuɡona/ |
| One | ndala /ndala/ | mulala /mulala/ | ndala /ndala/ | ndala /ndala/ | emwe /emwe/ | rumwe /rumwe/ | mo /mo/ |
| Two | tsibili /tsibili/ | babili /βaβili/ | babili /βaβili/ | ibiri /ibiri/ | ibiri /iβiri/ | ibiri /iβiri/ | iŵili /iβili/ |
| Three | tsitaru /tsitaru/ | bisatu /bisatu/ | bataru /bataru/ | isatu /isatu/ | ishatu /iʃatu/ | ishatu /iʃatu/ | sitatu /sitatu/ |
| Four | tsine /tsine/ | tsine /tsine/ | bane /bane/ | ina /ina/ | eina /eina/ | ina /ina/ | ncece /ntʃetʃe/ |
| Five | tsirano /tsirano/ | tsirano /tsirano/ | baraano /baraːno/ | itaanu /iˈtaːnu/ | itaano /itaːno/ | itaano /itaːno/ | nsano /nsano/ |
| Hundred | emia /emia/ | sitondo /sitondo/ | miya /mija/ | kikumi /kikumi/ | igana /iɡana/ | igana /iɡana/ | mia /mia/ |
| Hello | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mulembe /mulembe/ | mwaakire /mwaːkiɾe/ | agandi /aɡandi/ | oraire /oraire/ | salama /salama/ |
| Thank you | orio /orio/ | ole nise /ole nise/ | orio /orio/ | weebale /weːbale/ | webare /webare/ | webare /webare/ | — /—/ |
| Good | malayi /malaji/ | kalayi /kalaji/ | kalayi /kalaji/ | bulungi /buluŋɡi/ | kirungi /kiruŋɡi/ | kurungi /kuruŋɡi/ | chambone /tʃambone/ |
| New | eshiyia /eʃijia/ | imbya /imbja/ | embia /embia/ | iyaka /ijaka/ | ekisya /ekisja/ | ekisya /etʃisja/ | jasambano /dʒasambano/ |
| Red | kumafu /kumafu/ | kumafu /kumafu/ | besemu /βesemu/ | myufu /mjufu/ | kutukura /kutukura/ | kutukura /kutukura/ | cheejewu /tʃeːdʒewu/ |
| White | eshilafu /eʃilafu/ | iwanga /iwaŋɡa/ | waanga /waːŋɡa/ | ndheru /nd̪eɾu/ | kwera /kwera/ | kwera /kwera/ | cheswela /tʃeswela/ |
| Black | eshimali /eʃimali/ | imali /imali/ | mali /mali/ | ndhirugavu /nd̪iɾuɡavu/ | kwiragura /kwiraɡura/ | kwiragura /kwiraɡura/ | chepiliu /tʃepiliu/ |
| Blue | buluu /buluː/ | — | — | bululu /bululu/ | bururu /bururu/ | — | buluwu /buluwu/ |
| Computer | ekompyuta /ekompjuta/ | — | — | — | kompyuta /kompjuta/ | kompiyuta /kompijuta/ | kompyuta /kompjuta/ |
| Ninety-nine | amakhumi tisa na tisa /amaxumi tisa na tisa/ | kamakhumi syeenda na syeenda /kamakʰumi sjeːnda na sjeːnda/ | kamakhumi tisa na tisa /kamaxumi tisa na tisa/ | kyenda na mwenda /kjenda na mwenda/ | makumi mwenda na mwenda /makumi mwenda na mwenda/ | makumi mwenda na mwenda /makumi mwenda na mwenda/ | makumi nsano ni ncece kwisa nsano ni ncece /makumi nsano ni ntʃetʃe kwisa nsano ni ntʃetʃe/ |
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