The various Luhya tribes speak several related languages and dialects, though some of them are no closer to each other than they are to neighboring non-Luhya languages. For example, the Bukusu people are ethnically Luhya, but the Bukusu dialect is a variety of Masaba. (See Luhya people for details.) However, there is a core of mutually intelligible dialects that comprise Luhya proper:[4]
Hanga (OluWanga)
Tsotso (OluTsotso)
Marama (OluMarama)
Kisa (OluShisa)
Kabras (LuKabarasi)
East Nyala (LuNyala)
Comparisonedit
A comparison between two dialects of Luhya proper, and to two other Bantu languages spoken by the Luhya:
^Abdulmajid, Akidah Mohammed (2000). Luwanga morphophonemics: a natural generative phonology. University of Nairobi.
Wanga-English Dictionary
January 01, 1970
luhya, language, luhya, also, luyia, luhia, luhiya, bantu, language, western, kenya, luhyaluyiaoluluhyanative, tokenyaethnicityluhyanative, speakers3, million, 2019, census, language, familyniger, congo, atlantic, congovolta, congobenue, congobantoidsouthern, . Luhya ˈ l uː j e also Luyia Luhia or Luhiya is a Bantu language of western Kenya LuhyaLuyiaOluluhyaNative toKenyaEthnicityLuhyaNative speakers3 3 million 2019 census 1 Language familyNiger Congo Atlantic CongoVolta CongoBenue CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuMasaba LuhyaLuhyaWriting systemLatinLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code luy class extiw title iso639 3 luy luy a inclusive code includes all languages spoken by ethnic Luhya not just the following 2 Individual codes a href https iso639 3 sil org code lrm class extiw title iso639 3 lrm lrm a Marama a href https iso639 3 sil org code lwg class extiw title iso639 3 lwg lwg a Wanga Hanga a href https iso639 3 sil org code lks class extiw title iso639 3 lks lks a Kisa a href https iso639 3 sil org code lto class extiw title iso639 3 lto lto a Tsotso a href https iso639 3 sil org code lkb class extiw title iso639 3 lkb lkb a Kabras a href https iso639 3 sil org code nle class extiw title iso639 3 nle nle a East NyalaGlottologcent2288 Central Luyia incl some Nyore kabr1240 KabrasGuthrie codeJE 32 3 Contents 1 Dialects 1 1 Comparison 1 2 Comparison to Bantu 2 Phonology 2 1 Vowels 2 2 Consonants 3 External links 4 ReferencesDialects editThe various Luhya tribes speak several related languages and dialects though some of them are no closer to each other than they are to neighboring non Luhya languages For example the Bukusu people are ethnically Luhya but the Bukusu dialect is a variety of Masaba See Luhya people for details However there is a core of mutually intelligible dialects that comprise Luhya proper 4 Hanga OluWanga Tsotso OluTsotso Marama OluMarama Kisa OluShisa Kabras LuKabarasi East Nyala LuNyala Comparison edit A comparison between two dialects of Luhya proper and to two other Bantu languages spoken by the Luhya English Kisa Logoli Nyole Wanga I me eshie nzi inze ise esie words amakhuwa makuva amang ana amakhuwa amakhuwa chair eshifumbi indeve endeve indebe eshisala head omurwe mutwi omurwe om rwe money amapesa mang ondo amang ondo am mondo etsilupia amapesa irupia Comparison to Bantu edit English Luhya Kikuyu Kinyarwanda Lingala Luganda Shona Swahili Zulu children abana baana otwana orwana vaana twana abana bana baana abaana vana wana abantwana dog imbwa ngui pron gui imbwa mbwa mbwa embwa mbwa imbwa mbwa inja fire omuliro mwaki umuriro moto omuliro moto moto umliloPhonology editThe following is the phonology of the Luwanga dialect 5 Vowels edit Front Central Back Close i iː u uː Mid e eː o oː Open a aː Consonants edit Bilabial Labio dental Alveolar Post alveolar Palatal Velar Stop plain p t k prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑɡ Affricate ts tʃ Fricative plain b f s ʃ x prenasal ⁿz Nasal m n ɲ ŋ Trill r Approximant l j wExternal links editEshitabo Eshiokhulaama nende Tsisakalamendo nende Akebiima Bindi Bieikanisa 1967 Anglican liturgical text digitized by Richard MammanaReferences edit Luhya at Ethnologue 27th ed 2024 nbsp Marama at Ethnologue 27th ed 2024 nbsp Wanga Hanga at Ethnologue 27th ed 2024 nbsp Kisa at Ethnologue 27th ed 2024 nbsp Tsotso at Ethnologue 27th ed 2024 nbsp Kabras at Ethnologue 27th ed 2024 nbsp East Nyala at Ethnologue 27th ed 2024 nbsp 639 Identifier Documentation luy SIL International Jouni Filip Maho 2009 New Updated Guthrie List Online Maho 2019 Abdulmajid Akidah Mohammed 2000 Luwanga morphophonemics a natural generative phonology University of Nairobi Musimbi Kanyoro 1989 The Abaluyia of Kenya one people one language What can be learned from the Luyia project The Abaluyia of Western Kenya p 27 Wanga English Dictionary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luhya language amp oldid 1212589917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
