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Samburu

Samburu is a Nilotic language spoken in Kenya.

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Samburu · 1.6°N 37.1°E

Samburu is a Maa language dialect spoken by Samburu pastoralists in northern Kenya. The Samburu number about 128,000 (or 147,000 including the Camus/Chamus). The Samburu dialect is closely related to the Camus dialect (88% to 94% lexical similarity) and to the South Maasai dialects (77% to 89% lexical similarity). The word "Samburu" itself may derive from the Maa word saamburr for a leather bag the Samburu use.

From Wikipedia · Samburu language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Samburu

MeaningWordRomanization
personltuNani*
nameNkarna*
eyeNkoNu*
earNkeok*
noseNkume*
toothlalai*
tonguelNaTap*
handNkaina*
bloodlodo
boneloito*
skinlToni*
kneeNkuNu*
breastlkina*
livermo5ua*
waternkare
fireNkima*
sunldama*
starlakira*
stonesoit*
mountainldo5o*
treeaibalaka5*
leafmbeneyo*
nightNkawarie*
dogldia*
fishsuporei*
louselaTeyo*
onebo*
twoare*
Inanu*
youiyye*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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