Ulukwumi language
| Ulukwumi | |
|---|---|
| Olùkùmi | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Aniocha North LGA, Delta State |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1992)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ulb |
| Glottolog | uluk1257 |
Ulukwumi, also known as Olùkùmi, is a Yoruboid language spoken by the Olukumi people of Aniocha North LGA, Delta State, Nigeria.
Olùkùmi means 'my friend' in the Owé dialect of Yoruba and Igala.
Vocabulary
[edit]Below are some Olùkùmi words compared with the other Yoruboid languages Yorùbá (standard dialect), Òwé (a Yoruba dialect spoken in Kabba district of Kabba-Bunu LGA, Kogi State), and Igala, as given by Arokoyo (2012):[2]
| Gloss | Olùkùmi | Yorùbá | Òwé | Igala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hand | ọwọ́ | ọwọ́ | ọwọ́ | ọ́wọ́ |
| yam | uṣu | iṣu/uṣu | uṣu/iṣu | úchu |
| body | ara | ara/ọra | ọra | ọ́la |
| child | ọma | ọmọ | ọmọ | ọ́ma |
| friend | oluku | olùkù | olúku | ónùkú |
| woman | obìnrin | obìnrin | obùnrin | ọ́bùlẹ |
| father | ba | bàbá | baba | àtá |
| person | ẹnẹ | ẹni | ọni | ọ́nẹ̀ |
| fire | uná | iná | uná | úná |
| word | ọ̀fọ̀ | ọ̀rọ̀ | ọ̀rọ̀ | ọ̀là |
| heart | ẹdọ | ọkàn | ẹ̀kẹ̀dọ̀ | ẹ̀dọ̀ |
| pot | ùṣà | ìṣà | ùṣà | ùchà |
| cow/meat | ẹla | malu/ẹran | ẹlá | ẹ́la |
| old person | arigbo | arúgbo | arígbó | ògìjo |
| rat | eku | eku | eku | íkélékwu |
| carry | gbe | gbé | gbe | né |
| eat | zẹ | jẹ | jẹ | jẹ |
| colanut | obì | obì | obì | obì |
| water | omi | omi | omi | ómi |
| urine | ìtọ̀ | ìtọ̀ | ìtọ̀ | ìtọ̀ |
| cotton | òwú | òwú | òwú | òwú |
| stone | òkúta | òkúta | òkúta | òkwúta |
References
[edit]- ^ Ulukwumi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Arokoyo, Bolanle Elizabeth. 2012. A Comparative Phonology of the Olùkùmi, Igala, Owe and Yoruba Languages. Paper presented for the International Congress "Towards Proto-Niger-Congo: Comparison and Reconstruction", Paris, 18-21 September, 2012. 10pp.
Sources
[edit]- Arokoyo et al. 2022. Olùkùmi Living Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. https://livingdictionaries.app/olukumi/entries/list
- Eleshin, Alimot Folake. 2012. A comparative study of the morphosyntax of Olukumi and Standard Yorùbá: a minimalist approach. MA thesis, University of Ilorin.
- Okolo-Obi, Bosco. 2014. Aspects of Olukumi Phonology. MA thesis, Nsukka: University of Nigeria; 117pp.
- Obisesan, H. 2012. Lexical Comparison Of Olukumi, Owo Dialect And Standard Yoruba. Seminar paper presented to the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Ilorin, Ilorin.
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