Ulukwumi language

Ulukwumi, also known as Olùkùmi, is a Yoruboid language spoken by the Olukumi people of Aniocha North LGA, Delta State, Nigeria.

Ulukwumi
Olùkùmi
Native toNigeria
RegionAniocha North LGA, Delta State
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1992)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3ulb
Glottologuluk1257

Olùkùmi means 'my friend' in the Owé dialect of Yoruba and Igala. The Olukwumi are an Igbo people with Yoruba and Igala heritage. Dialects are Ugbodu and Ukwunzu, with Ukwunzu being more heavily influenced by Igbo than Ugbodu is.[2]

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]

GlossOlùkùmiYorùbáÒwéIgala
handọwọ́ọwọ́ọwọ́ọ́wọ́
yamuṣuiṣu/uṣuuṣu/iṣuúchu
bodyaraara/ọraọraọ́la
childọmaọmọọmọọ́ma
friendolukuolùkùolúkuónùkú
womanobìnrinobìnrinobùnrinọ́bùlẹ
fatherbabàbábabaàtá
personẹnẹẹniọniọ́nẹ̀
fireunáináunáúná
wordọ̀fọ̀ọ̀rọ̀ọ̀rọ̀ọ̀là
heartẹdọọkànẹ̀kẹ̀dọ̀ẹ̀dọ̀
potùṣàìṣàùṣàùchà
cow/meatẹlamalu/ẹranẹláẹ́la
old personarigboarúgboarígbóògìjo
ratekuekuekuíkélékwu
carrygbegbégbe
eatzẹjẹjẹjẹ
colanutobìobìobìobì
wateromiomiomiómi
urineìtọ̀ìtọ̀ìtọ̀ìtọ̀
cottonòwúòwúòwúòwú
stoneòkútaòkútaòkútaòkwúta

References

  1. Ulukwumi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 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

  • 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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