Bukusu
Bukusu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Kenya and Uganda.
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Bukusu is a dialect of the Masaba language spoken by the Bukusu tribe of the Luhya people of western Kenya. It is one of several ethnically Luhya dialects; however, it is more closely related to the Gisu dialect of Masaaba in eastern Uganda (and to the other Luhya dialect of Tachoni) than it is to other languages spoken by the Luhya.
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Words in Bukusu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | mai | |
| father | papa | |
| woman | khasi | |
| person | omundu | |
| name | lisina | |
| friend | omusale | |
| eye | chimoni | |
| nose | kamoolu | |
| tooth | liliino | |
| tongue | olurimi | |
| head | kumurwe | |
| breast | kamaturu | |
| water | kameechi | |
| moon | kumwesi | |
| rain | efula | |
| stone | libale | |
| mountain | esikulu | |
| river | eluchi | |
| leaf | lisafu | |
| dog | imbwa | |
| fish | eng'eni | |
| horse | efarasi | |
| snake | endemu | |
| one | ndala | |
| coffee | eemwaani | |
| bread | kumkate | |
| potato | silasi | |
| love | vuyanzi | |
| house | enju | |
| book | sitabu |
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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