Ulukwumi language
Ulukwumi, also known as Olùkùmi, is a Yoruboid language spoken by the Olukumi people of Aniocha North LGA, Delta State, Nigeria.[2]
| 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. Olùkùmi speakers are surrounded by Igbo people. Dialects are Ugbodu and Ukwunzu, with Ukwunzu being more heavily influenced by Igbo than Ugbodu is.[3]
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):[3]
| Gloss | Olùkùmi | Yorùbá | Òwé | Igala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hand | ọwọ́ | ọwọ́ | ọwọ́ | ọwọ́ |
| yam | usu | isu | usu/isu | uchu |
| body | ara | ara | ọra | ọla |
| child | ọma | ọmọ | ọmọ | ọma |
| friend | oluku | òlukọ̀ | olúku | ónùkú |
| woman | obìnrin | obìnrin | obùnrin | ọ́bùlẹ |
| father | ba | bàbá | baba | àtá |
| person | ẹnẹ | ẹni | ọni | ọ́nẹ̀ |
| fire | una | iná | uná | úná |
| word | ọ̀fọ̀ | ọ̀rọ̀ | ọ̀rọ̀ | ọ̀là |
| heart | ẹdọ | ọkàn | ẹ̀kẹ̀dọ̀ | ẹdọ |
| pot | usa | ìsà | usà | ùchà |
| cow | ẹla | malu | ẹlá | ẹla |
| 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 | omi |
| urine | ìtọ́ | ìtọ́ | ìtọ́ | ìtọ́ |
| cotton | owu | owu | owu | owu |
| stone | òkúta | òkúta | òkúta | òkúta |
References
- Ulukwumi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Oluwadoro, Jacob and Abdur-Rafiu Abiola. 2016. Olukumi: A dialect of Yoruba in diaspora. Papers in English linguistics 17. 310-335.
- 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.
- 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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