Ulukwumi language
Yoruboid language of Nigeria
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Ulukwumi, also known as Olùkùmi, is a Yoruboid language spoken by the Olukumi people of Aniocha North LGA, Delta State, Nigeria.
| 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 |
Olùkùmi means 'my friend' in the Owé dialect of Yoruba and Igala.
Vocabulary
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 |
