Similarities between Bemba language of Zambia and Bukusu (Luhya) of Kenya
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- African language similarities are intriguing. In today's lesson we learn similar words in Bemba of Zambia and Bukusu - luhya of Kenya. Bemba is also known as chibemba and is widely spoken in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and parts of Tanzania. #bemba #luhya #africa #languages #luhyaculture #zulu
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We need more research and studies to find out who we really are, where we come from. The love we so lack between us, can start from there! Thank you.
We are one ❤ from Zambia
@@GraceMazyopa-pg3ot Absolutely sis ♥️
❤❤ it really is amazing with the similarities, we are one indeed.
Agreed. Thank you for tuning in.
Great content!
For the teeth
A tooth in Bemba is iLino
Teeth is ameno
your pronouciation for most of the Bemba words were spot on. Great video
@@dokisomwela6828 thank you for the feedback!
Hello!
My mother is mawe in Kirundi
My mother is maha in Kibembe
Today is lelo in Lingala
Body is umubiri in Kirundi
Grand fathers is Bashokulu in Kifuliiru
Teeth is amino in Kifuliiru
Teeth is amenyo in Kinyarwanda
Tooth is ilino in Kifuliiru
Ku munwa means on mouth in Kirundi
Mouth is kanwa in Kifuliiru
Mouth is umunwa in Kirundi
Elderly people is Bakulu in Kifuliiru
Dog is abwa in Kibembe
Dog is imbwa in Kirundi and Kinyarwanda
Rain is imvula in Kifuliiru
Rain is imvura in Kirundi.
@@ps.gideonnyangela4450 wow you are blessed to know all these languages. You know bakhulu in bukusu means big people or the elderly so it's has a relation with kifuliiru bakulu. Thank you for sharing again.
That's Great!! , cow - ekhafu in your said? ...
@@davidmusuya5538 yes, ekhafu in bukusu as well.
BEMBA LANGUAGE is spoken in both the present-day DRC 🇨🇩 (South East) and Zambia🇿🇲 (North). 🙏🇨🇩
Thank you this information.
I really enjoyed the video. Kameno kase😊.
In Luhya Marachi lero has two meanings- today and nowadays.
Mum- mama
Mouth - Omunwa
Teeth - Ameno
Cat - ipusi
Rain - ifula
Old people - abakofu one (omukofu). Can also mean a husband. Omukofu wange ( my husband). Omushiere is an elderly woman and also means a wife. Omushiere wange (my wife)
Grandfathers - abakuka (one, kuka)
Dog - imbwa
Soil - liloba
Tongue - Lulimi
Body - Omubiri
Did you stop?
Hello, stop at what point?
@@luhyalanguageandculture thank you very much for this breakdown. Wow sounds very similar but I know the pronunciation and accent would sound different.. Interesting to learn other luhya subtribes on this space 😊☺️
You are spot on. Lelo means today as well as nowadays depending on the context.
Eg. Abana ba Lelo to mean children of nowadays
Tuleya Lelo to mean we shall travel today
@@chishalab.kmwansa6153 this is an amazing similarity, we would say it exactly the same way: babana ba lelo - kids of nowadays 😊. Thank you for the feedback.
Love your explanation of the use of “Lelo”
Ilelo means nowadays
Bemba uses umubili, kumubili, pamubili all means body depending on contex
Bashikulu is for both grandpas or old men same
@@leevielwimba5929 thank you for the feedback, it's kind of you.
tatekulu - grandpa Oshiwambo from Namibia
@@erastusabraham2392 thank you for the feedback.. I will research into the languages in Namibia too.
Tateguru is ancestor in Chishona
Leero to mean today in Luganda from Uganda.
@@KasiryeHanible-yf7nq very similar ☺️
Olulimi to mean tongue also in Luganda.
ChiShona in Zimbabwe
1. Mai, Amai, Mama or Mhayi Mother 6:49
2. VaSekuru or aSekuru
or just Sekuru( Grandfather/ old man)
3. Nhasi today
4. Muviri (body)
5. Meno, or Mazino (teeth) singilar is zino
6. Rurimi tongue
7.Muromo, mukanwa mouth
8. Ivhu, (soil) huruva (dust)
9. Imbwa (dog)
10. Mvura or imvura
11. Kitsi (cat)
@@julesmatunge wow chiShona sounds very similar as well, I'd love to research more into it. Thank you for the feedback ☺️
@@KasiryeHanible-yf7nq wow interesting similarity.
Kimeru tongue rumen
Bukusu vs Shona (Zimbabwe)
Mayi = Mai
Vasakhulu = Vasekuru
Lelo = iroro/irero means that one
Kumubili = muviri
Kameno = meno/mazino
Lulimi = rurimi
Kumunwa = mukanwa (means inside the mouth)
Liloba = ivhu
Embwa = imbwa
Efula = mvura
LELO means TODAY in Lingala.
LINO (Singular) means TOOTH in Lingala. And MINO is TEETH in Lingala.
MBWA means DOG in Lingala.
MBULA/NVULA means RAIN in Lingala.
🙏🇨🇩
Wow the Lino and lelo is very close to bukusu. In Swahili we also say mbwa for dog.
Cat in kimeru gusi
@@franciskaaria1538 interesting, thank you.
In kimeru mouth is called Kanyua
@@franciskaaria1538 sounds very similar to bemba 😊
ombwa for dog in Oshiwambo Namibia
@@erastusabraham2392 that's very close to embwa, interesting.
In Zambia we say Imbwa in Nyanja and Bemba languages for dog.
Umubili not Umbili.. kindly edit.
We are one people my sister.
Thank you for the correction, well noted.
Embwa in Luganda.
@@KasiryeHanible-yf7nq how exact same word as Bukusu.