Thank you so much for your overwhelming love and support on this video. I have noticed, seen, and acknowleged each and every of your comments and I am trying my best to leave a reply. If you are interested in watching other of my videos , check them out on my channel here - kzread.info/dron/Jr2ewpi7AY1jrq6CF_uxFQ.html Also, if you have any suggestions about the kind of videos you would like me to make, please let me know. I will really appreciate your feedback. At this point I think I should start packing my bags to relocate to Rwanda 😊😊. Mukakoze🤲

@joshuason557

3 ай бұрын

Murakoze 🙏

@user-nd2cm5iz5s

3 ай бұрын

You are always welcome ❤,dear sister.

@major-x

3 ай бұрын

Banguka!

@alexnono7127

3 ай бұрын

You are most welcome to the land of thousand hills (Rwanda). Tunangojea

@MUSHIROICKY

3 ай бұрын

Are you Rwandan

I lived in Kenya for 3 years I was 12years old when my family arrived in Kenya. When Kenyans heard us speak kinyarwanda some of them thought we were speaking Kiluyha . I went to school in Kenya and I had time to pick up a few words in different languages. Kiluyha words were some of of the easiest because of the similarities to our language. The most Iconic ones Ingokho -inkoko-chicken ingwe-ingwe-leopard ebilibwa-ibilibwa-food amatsi-amazi-water here is a funny one amabeere (milk)in Kinyarwanda (amabere), which means breasts, amata is milk in Kinyarwanda. Amabere/ibere (singular) can also be used in the context of breast feeding.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

That one of Amabere cracked me 😂😂. I did a video of body parts relationship words in Luhya and Nyarwanda and had to cut that part out because it made the video so Lengthy trying nto explain that Amabere is milk in Luhya and breasts in Kinyarwanda 😅. Thank you for your input and especially the words you picked up staying in Kenya. Inkoko carries the day🎉

@erickmoenga1206

2 ай бұрын

Kisii is close as well

@anitastudios1859

2 ай бұрын

Hi I speak Tswana in Botswana and it is so interesting . This is how we call the following; Chicken - Koko Leopard - Nkwe Water - Metsi Fire - Molelo

@dedankimathi8306

2 ай бұрын

There are similarities too in Kuria, Engokoh chicken, amanche water, amabere Milk...

@luhyalanguageandculture

2 ай бұрын

@@dedankimathi8306 You have mentioned Kuria and reminded me to check Kuria out. I see they're very close too

I'm Zambian 🇿🇲... what is interesting is that almost 95% of the words discussed are used in at least 3 of the languages that I can speak here in Zambia... thank you for sharing 👏

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

So interesting to know!

I am proudy to be Rwandan citizen. We thanks you our sister

What you are doing is very important to Africa. Showing interest in discussion of African languages in a positive manner is a pan-african spirit. Keep it going.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Mnjaria. I am glad you joined in to spread the Pan-Africanism spirit further

@thedante7722

3 ай бұрын

Pan-Bantu Spirit

I'm a Luhya in Kenya and listening to some Rwandese songs is quite easy to grasp the context. The wording is almost the same as well as the pronunciation. I love it that you came to make it even easier and you're so beautiful I'm speechless☺.Good job and content!

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Hi Michael, I appreciate your kind words. Indeed, listening to Rwandese songs as a Luhya isn't that hard. Myself, I used to listen to the Ambassador adventist choir and noticed some words I would understand.

Our people here in Rwanda will be surprised because of this video!! I had friend from Kenya called MUTAVA and here we have MUTAVU. When I met her i started ask, why you're name is similar like us?? Then i started to know about Your good Country Kenya❤ I am from Rwanda 🇷🇼🇷🇼 Thank you for this video 🙏🙏

@clementmukimbili1598

3 ай бұрын

#Kinyarwanda: Umutavu means a calf in english

@epiphaniebatalingaya9232

3 ай бұрын

Mutoni is common also in Kenya.

@ChumanaSusi

3 ай бұрын

Mutava is a popular Akamba name

@byukusengemarienoella602

3 ай бұрын

Yeah true what you are saying is true 😅

@siboniyosamuel5210

3 ай бұрын

❤❤

Proud to be RWANDA 🇷🇼❤️,, Africa, different countries but one people one culture one life 😍

I'm Kikuyu and I was able to pick out the details of entire phone conversations in Kinyarwanda when I was in Kigali. But it helps that I also know a lot of Bukusu dialect of the Luhya language. When I mix my knowlege of Gikuyu, Bukusu and Kiswahili languages (all Bantu, of course), then I can recognize many Kinyarwanda words. I realized that Lugisu/Masaba of Uganda and Bukusu of Kenya are pretty much the same except that they interchange 'z' and 'ch', and the Bukusu often add 'ka' in front of words. Like the Lugisu/Lumasaaba will say _mezi_ for water, but Bukusu will say _kamechi_

@alexnono7127

3 ай бұрын

Genius

@alexhabiy3418

3 ай бұрын

Your pronunciation is awesome!

@amanikeotto7257

3 ай бұрын

Wow Bantu languages have similar words and am always picking up on conversations. Awesome

@AMAZINGFactsStrangerThingsTRYN

3 ай бұрын

Actually you are right. That's how Bantu languages work. Bantu was one language which was so rich in vocabulary and everyone seemed went out with some words. For example if you know Meru and Luhya you can understand Kisii language. Iam actually a Bukusu, I can understand Gisuu language of Bududa so well. If she had comparison of kinyarwanda with Maragoli. Similarities would be many. Maragoli departs from all Luhya language

@atuhurraannet5220

3 ай бұрын

Kikuyu is like Rukiga one of the 4 Runyakitara languages in Western Uganda,

Very nice we like you here in Rwanda ❤tunakupendasana nyinyi ni ndugu zetu

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Asante sana kwa upendo huo mwingi😊

Wow I am Rwandese 🇷🇼❤️😢 Wow This is so emotional and amazing my sister ❤ Rwandese we love Kenyans 🇰🇪 so much, I think we have some hidden bond of love ❤ Between Rwanda 🇷🇼 and Kenya 🇰🇪😢❤❤❤ be blessed my lovely sister 🌹

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

There is definitely a bond. I hear Kenyan men say they love Rwandese women😊

@sibomanaemmanuel1831

3 ай бұрын

​@@luhyalanguageandculture Wow ❤

@DarkAngel-cj6sx

3 ай бұрын

@@luhyalanguageandculture men love all women 😂

@luhyalanguageandculture

2 ай бұрын

@DarkAngel-cj6sx Exactly! Love knows no borders😄

@abewe7175

9 күн бұрын

@@luhyalanguageandculture Toute femme a ce que tout homme aime,peu importé la beaute extérieure

Mi Murwanda, asante sana kwa kazi nzuri ulioifanya. Unachoezakujua zaidi kuhusu lugha ya Kinyarwanda maneno mengi huanza na "i" "u" au "a" Mifano: Kiswhili: Meza Kinyarwanda: Imeza Kiswahili: Kabati Kinyarwanda: Akabati Kiswahili: Mtu Kinyarwanda: Umuntu Nk.....

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Asante sana Maurice, you outlined them so well. I couldn't help but notice when I was doing research for this video.

@infinity2182

2 ай бұрын

Very interesting as for Agikuyu. Meza ~Metha Kabati~kabati loosely sounding ka.fati Mtu~Múndú

@norah9345

2 ай бұрын

👏👏🇰🇪

@heraldloshi1864

2 ай бұрын

Yaani sisi ni kitu kimoja kabisaa.

Thank you for loving our Kinyarwanda language

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

It's my pleasure! I had no idea you people take that much pride in your language. It's so admirable 😊. My Kenyan people would bother less if you made a video of our swahili. This is a lesson learned. By the way, how many other languages do you have in Rwanda 🇷🇼 apart from Kinyarwanda, English, Swahili, and French? I would love to know

@omegawinner5757

3 ай бұрын

We have only that❤

@user-nd2cm5iz5s

3 ай бұрын

We only all speak kinyarwanda 😊and the pride just comes from kinyarwanda is the chain that holds us together anywhere when you hear kinyarwanda you will directly know that this is my blood ❤.

@dusabanemagazine

3 ай бұрын

Very few people like 0,001% can speak Rukiga (near Uganda) and amashi (near Congo)

@corrolesscps

3 ай бұрын

Still a bantu Language, a lot of Word from our vernacular languge, in our venernecular Language apart from Swahili, we use the Same almost , for Journey we say ulugendo is kind movent , and go is like ugendage,and kiswahili is Mwendo, namber five is Zihanu, two zivili, three zidatu,

Thank you for showing such kind of love to my mother language Kinyarwanda ❤

I love the way you manage to pronounce these kinyarwanda words... The two languages have obvious similarities... 🇷🇼

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for recognising my attempt to pronounce them 😅

Kinyarwanda is more of Ekegusii Kinyarwanda Kisii Honey Obuki Oboke Fire Omuriro Omorero Journey Orugendo Orogendo Bread Omugati Omogati Two Kabere Ibere/kabere Three Gatato Isato/gatato Four Kane Inye/kane Five Gatano Isano/gatano Ten Icumi Ikomi

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Your observation is accurate. I felt the same when doing research for this video. Most Nyarwanda words that I found matched so well with Gusii more than my Luhya (Marachi) language. When it comes to Luhya, they were close to Lulogoli than Lumarachi. You listed the words side by side very well.

@sandialyn

3 ай бұрын

My, I think it sounds closer than luyha.

@infinity2182

2 ай бұрын

Coming all from the same ancestry the bantus will find most of their words sounding the same.I have tried for agikuyu.I stand corrected. Gikuyu Honey Úki Fire. Mwaki Journey Rúgendo Bread. Múgate Two igiri People Andú Children. Ciana Three. Gatatu/ithatú Four. Kana/inya Five. Gatano/ ithano Nine. Kenda Ten ikúmi Twenty. Mirongo írí

@nsanzuredgers3105

2 ай бұрын

Bwakire in ekegussi , bwakeye mu kinyarwanda

@heraldloshi1864

2 ай бұрын

Kikuyu,Kisii,Kinyaruanda,Kiluhya and most bantu we are all one.Hizi lugha zote zimeoana.Including the ones in Tanzania,and Uganda. Very interesting 👌

Am Ugandan and Giishu, I have been around luhya and Samia, ,we didn't speak Swahili or english but our mother languages, surprisingly we understood each other well. Great work.

@marcellinemushimiyimana7301

3 ай бұрын

Wow for sure!

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

I understand Olugusi so well. It sounds to me like Lusaamia. So yeah, You are so right

@nsengiyumvajeandamascene8817

2 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks a lot for a good job you've done next time, we wish you helped us to understand some of the songs from kenya, especially those ones from African languages.. once you helped us to understand those songs from Kenya and , keep your focus on the songs of dialects of kiswahili like those of kikuyu, jyalua and so on. Really, most rwandans like to dance those traditional Kenyan songs of 1980s and 1990s of kenya, especially in dialects of kiswahili above, but they don't understand it. If you reached here in rwanda, you will listen such kinds of those songs in the rural bars. Savers so as to know what we are dancing please! I'm going to give you a few examples, but I am not sure if I will write how it is well spoken, don't get bored of it 1. Adelina yoo adelina landwa. Iyondo, iyondo. 2. Ndururu. S I guess you get the kinds of songs that I am mentioning here, because I cannot know more of them as we listen without understanding. We need the meanings of such kinds of songs . We are waiting for you please! Are you going to say yes to my wish 14:24

The phenomenon of bantu languages is amazing all the way from Kenya down to South Africa. Kirundi and Kinyarwanda are almost the same. I speak Kirundi and I understand what my luyha house help says. I lived in Lusaka, Zambia and would be amazed every step of the way to understand what they say whether on radio, at church or in the street including obscenities. Where do we come from if we speak the same language. Start with the philosophical major concept of Ubuntu. It's the same in Burundi, Rwanda, South Africa etc. the feminine suffix "kazi" is the same in Burundi Rwanda Zambia and South Africa. A white woman umuzungukazi in Kirundi and Kinyarwanda is umupfundisikazi in South Africa. Not to speak of Luganda where I would understand everything at the Kampala Catholic cathedral.

@ADRAWAMARTINVICTOR-zw1ql

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for recognizing us 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

You have added a lot of insights herein. Indeed, Bantus are one and the same, just scattered across Africa.

@Motswako

9 күн бұрын

That is incorrect about South African languaged. Mfundisikazi is a teacher or a pastor wife in South African Nguni languagesvdepenfing on the context. A white woman is umlumnkazi.

mimi ni munyarwanda i've been in both kenya and uganda for long, u got it right lugha zote ziko related kiluhya, kiganda, kinyarwanda, kinyankole and mostly kinyarwanda and kiswahili.... it's very easy for us to learn swahili😄 keep up the good work we need more of this contents

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Asante sana. You sound more like a Kenyan. I'm talking about your Swahili 😅

@aimefils714

3 ай бұрын

@@luhyalanguageandculture kalibu😄😄 nimekaa huko for long Syokimao, Kitengela na Kasarani zilikuwa base zangu... i 'm impressed na hii content don't give up on yourself

@hamzandayisaba5725

3 ай бұрын

Umeze neza?

@aimefils714

3 ай бұрын

@@hamzandayisaba5725 yooo bro ndakomeye pe!!!! Long time

@allahisone6386

3 ай бұрын

ILA KINYARWANDA KIKO MBALI SANA NA KILUHYA KIUFUPI LABDA KIRUNDI LANGUAGE NDIOOO VINAINGILIAN SAN KULILO KILUHYA

You did a great 👍 job. Keep sharing great contents

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

I will. And thanks to you for engaging.

When I first heard the song "Vamuvamba" from Boniface Mganga I felt like they were singing in my language.I am from Burundi and the song was in Luhya I think. Thanks for the good work.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Actually, I understand more Kirundi than Kinyarwanda. Though you people told me that they’re related.

@bramwelagesa5738

3 ай бұрын

Vamuvamba in luhya means " they crucified him"

@ajNKaj

3 ай бұрын

@@luhyalanguageandculture you are right, there is a way kirundi sounds that would lead most bantu to connect.. iam thinking as far down as Zambia, malawi zimbabwe and even some South African bantu words

@ajNKaj

3 ай бұрын

@@bramwelagesa5738 ‘baramubamba’.. in kinyarwanda writing it this way is actually future as in ‘they will crucify him’ and or if you were telling of a past did and said ‘nuko rero baramubamba’ …or baramubambye…..as in and so they crucified him just like that’ …. Ndo hivo walimuweka musalabani🥲

@tugireamahoro

2 ай бұрын

Some days ago a teacher of mine who is a Luhya was talking on phone in the break time and after I told him what he was talking he was very surprised. Yes I told him I am from Burundi and I got all your conversation!

Asante sana umefanya kazi nzuri sana mungu akubariki.

❤ this is good, you're amazing

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Hi sis! Well done and keep it up and I truly commend your efforts, it is never an easy job to get the right content!

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗. Indeed, it's never easy. Especially with these languages that are limited in resources. Of course, Kinyarwanda is everywhere because it's such a big language. And I don't struggle to find its resources. My luhya tribe howeve, it's a struggle indeed

Thank you for your content showing how we’re all one. It’s this kind of uniting content we need instead of all divisive and toxic narratives that serve only to pit us against one another. Keep it up!

@luhyalanguageandculture

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for being here as well😊

Am Rwandan and thank you for your research. Your are right

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure, and thank you for your warm words

This is very inspirational and interesting to know. Africans are brothers no doubt ❤ Thanks for bringing this young African Queen. Much appreciated 🙏

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

The pleasure is all mine. And thanks to you!

It' s fantastic! Keep it up ! I support you!

Ohhh I really like this video and proud of you speaking our Kinyarwanda language❤

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you😊

You are doing a great work,

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

Ubuki [ubûukji] 8:18 I am a teacher for Kinyarwanda. Your prononciation is nearly right. You can't struggle if you get here in Rwanda 🇷🇼.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Oh thank you! I hope with practice I'll nail it

Wow I'm proud of you dear keep it up 🎉❤👏👏💖🙏

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

Wow, what amazing video this is! I am Rwandan 🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼, though some pronunciations were not best, the video amazed me, and made me realize how Africans we are closely related than we care to admit

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Let's unite all Africans because we are one❤

Am a lukhya from Kenya, when Rwandese speak their language, I realised that it relates to ours..

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Yes, there is some relationship

Wow, I never knew of the similarities between Kinyarwanda and Kiluhya. Your pronunciation is spot on, I can say that your pronunciation of the word ''Umugati'' was perfect I didn't notice any accent, and it is the way we Kinyarwanda speakers say it and that's the same way you will say ''Ubuki'' like you said you drag the ''u''. Anways your understanding of various African languages is amazing

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

I enjoyed this video! Your pronunciation of Kinyarwanda is actually very good. I didn't know Luhya was a Bantu language. I rather thought it was of the same linguistic family as the Luo language. We have so many related words, indeed. And I feel both languages also share much syntax based on what you said about "Kane." In Kinyarwanda, there are also differences in how the (numeral) adjective is spoken in agreement with the noun it refers to. We say: "abana bane" (four children), "ibisheke bine" (four sugarcanes), "imifuka ine" (four bags), etc. Keep up the good work, Sis! 👌🏼👌🏼❤❤

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

There you go! You just taught me two more new words for sugarcane and bag. Thank you😊

@MrBabaziro

3 ай бұрын

In luhya we say abhana bhane..means four children

I appreciate your research sister

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your acknowledgement 😊

Wooo! Doreen, Congratulation!! This thing is blowing up. Word comparison is your natural niche girl. Ride it till the wheels fall off. Kinyarwanda is obviously remarkably similar to Luhya, and just like Lingala and Luganda, Kinyarwanda is Kimaragoli but on different drugs. More of the same please

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

You are hilarious 😅, on the drug part. Hehe. And I am happy you're still here. You must be a true fan of languages. I was reluctant to make this video for a long time. My Rwandese subscribers asked me to make it when I made the Maragoli video but I knew I don't speak Maragoli and resources on it are very limited. But like I always say, if I share what I know. And I did exactly that. Now I see myself relocating to Rwanda😅. I am packing my staff. Anyway, thanks for always being here and adding your insights.

Wonderful information.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

So nice of you

You are getting it right, both Kinyarwanda and Kiluhya are bantu languages. No matter how you are pronouncing, this work is really amazing

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Oh thanks😊

Wawooo I m Rwandan I m proud of you little girl 👧

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Am so blown out by this simple video the much ekegusii (kisii) language in kenya relates to all this languages especially kinyarwanda is impressive!! We definitely have a common ancestor!! I believe we are the sons or Israel!!

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad that finally a Gusii has agreed to my earlier speculations of Gusii relating so close with Maragoli. Because, Maragoli is closely related to Kinyarwanda, and the relationship keeps growing. I was amazed, too

When I came across the bantu-rwandese philosophy of being by Alexis Kagame, I felt I was reading something about modified Lusamia. So many similarities. There is so much to learn about the Bantu languages, and I enjoy reading the cultures related. I Thank you for this. Glued.

Yeah. I have luhya friends, and we used to share our similar words.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Oh really?

Prononciation in kinyarwanda is very well.

Great content. Thanks for sharing

@luhyalanguageandculture

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like it. Thank you!

Waaaaao, ubalikiiiwe bb. Mimi najua maneno mengi ya huku kwenu yanafana na yetu wanyarwanda. Nmekupenda kbsa❤❤❤❤ much lv from pichou Paul munyarwanda in Mombasani exactly cost province malindi city. Unakaa poa na uko mlembo sana, be blessed.

I worked with Zimbabweans, they told me so many words we have in common. For instance the old man who told me those words was Professor Makuza and that time our Prime Minister was Hon. Beenard Makuza. Their President was HE Robert Mugabe and we have so many people called Mugabe in Rwanda. If you check well, you will find these words in Zimbabwe, Mbeba, Mvura, kiboko, kikokora, ....,I may be mistaken....

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Oh yes, you have a point. I have been told the same on this channel. Actually that name Mugabe is almost similar to Mugambi and Mogambi in Kenya. That means you can understand when someone from these tribes of Zibambwe speak, right?

@musakusa7968

3 ай бұрын

Umugambi is also kinyarwanda word meaning goal, objective, purpose. So Mugambi is a name of a man who has a goal to achieve

@musakusa7968

3 ай бұрын

Waluhya is a community from large rwandan tribu( Abahutu) meaning bantou who migrated in Kenya in 18 century

@musakusa7968

3 ай бұрын

Even in kikuyu, kamba languages there are so many rwandan words. But kikuyu communities according to history, are from DR Congo

@thebesthoyame

3 ай бұрын

Rwanda is where people originates. It should be normal

Wow that is amazing! From here 09:55 Continue to dig deep because I think there is our brothers in Kenya. In Kinyarwanda we sa: 🇷🇼 Abana babiri, Ibitabo bibire, Imigati Ibiri. My goodness 💗 That is Kinyarwanda you said. Thanks and big up!

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Wow! Really? I had no idea you would understand all that. It's so impressive. I think Africa, we are one. Now, I am gradually proving this.

@zedkinyosi

3 ай бұрын

Us we say: Abana babere, ebitabu bibere, emegati ebere! Gusii language (kikisii)

@irenewega8020

2 ай бұрын

Gikuyu Ciana igiri, migate iri Honey-uki, journey-rugendo, two-igiri, three-ithatu, four-inya, five-ithano...ten-ikumi

I am seeing the views. Good work comrade

@luhyalanguageandculture

2 ай бұрын

Yes, Shakespeare. Your eyes 👀 saw it right. I will instead give credit to you and other viewers for making it practical 😊. I'm humbled.

Great video. Agreed, they are quite similar indeed.

Kirundi and Ikinyarwanda are almost similar but not exactly the same, but the two peoples can easily do conversation and understand each other in his/her own language

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Finally, I now understand why I have a difficult time differentiating the two languages. So they say Ikinyarwanda and not Kinyarwanda? Wow

@uwayojeremie872

3 ай бұрын

Kirundi and kinyarwanda are the same only that different appellation, rwandans understand everything in kirundi and Burundians do understand everything from kinyarwanda

@placidehabineza982

3 ай бұрын

@@luhyalanguageandcultureKirundi too is referred to as ‘ikirundi’ by native speakers.

@papimoses7250

3 ай бұрын

Kinyarwanda and Kirundi are the same language with a different dialect...it's not actually different at all,you don't need any interpretation between the two people simply bcz they speak the same language. It's the same scope in middle east. We know that they speak Arabic. But they do not speak Arabic the same way it's different but still Arabic. But from someone who doesn't know arabic will never detect the difference in dialect And about kinganda and kilhuya there are more similarities. Even history studies show that they came in the same place

@papimoses7250

3 ай бұрын

Kinyarwanda and Kirundi are the same language with a different dialect...it's not actually different at all,you don't need any interpretation between the two people simply bcz they speak the same language. It's the same scope in the Middle East. We know that they speak Arabic. But they do not speak Arabic the same way it's different but still Arabic. But from someone who doesn't know arabic will never detect the difference in dialect And about kinganda and kilhuya,Kikuyu there are more similarities. Even history studies show that they came in the same place

I agree with you what you're saying, it's true 👍

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

I am glad you came😊

Well done. I'm a luhya speaking the maragoli dialect. We got quite a good number of similarities in the way words are written and pronounced with the kinyarwanda language.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, George

@marisaosodo7133

2 ай бұрын

True, just sample this:" in Lulogooli :Abashya muuzi hano translated in Kinyarwanda as: Abashyia Muuzi hano. Same thing!

Wow! Thanks for this insightful comparison between my mother tongue (Kinyarwanda) and yours. Most of the words you mentioned seemed very comparable indeed. Your Kinyarwanda pronunciation isn’t too bad either.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Glad you found it insightful! I'll practice more. Murakoze!

You did it Indeed, our East African girl

Your brilliant girl

Wouww congrs sister ur video is the most emotional video ivhave never seen we are one all of us as africans, keep posting

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

I'm humbled. We are trully one

Thumps up,, I like the way you are pronouncing luhya words, exactly as we pronounce them 🔥🔥

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Good to know! You made my evening 😊

Makumyabiri is actually makumi abiri[2 tens].You can also say milongo ibiri[2 lines].Eventually every line is composed of 10 elements[icumi,ishumi,,ikumi,izumi].

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining so clearly.

@bcbcLuvantima1111

3 ай бұрын

@@luhyalanguageandcultureThere are Even words you think are kinyarwanda or Kiluhya while those words are Swahili like Umugati [mkate]and this mkate is actually English from word kukata [to cut]

@mungalihotheosiraj7796

3 ай бұрын

You're very right.

@Benizungu7774

3 ай бұрын

Y tired you best friend..

@user-qd9nu7hq1j

2 ай бұрын

In kikuyu we would say mirongo Iri or ikumi igiri (2 -10’s)

Umoriro for fire and in Botswana we say molelo very bantu.

because of your hard working not only commenting but also subscribing. you are right in both language comparison .

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, and welcome aboard 😊

Hongela sistaangu. Tunafuata vuzuli

Tshivenda here in South Africa 1. Journey - Lwendo 2. Fire- Mulilo 3. No.2- Mbili, Luvhili, vhavhili 4. No.3- Raru, Tharu, Vhararu 5. No.4 - Nṋa, Vhaṋa 6. No.5- Ṱanu, Vhaṱanu 7. No.10- Fumi, Vhafumi 8. No.20- Fumi mbili, fumbili, Mahumi mavhili I once visited Rwanda and could understand some of the conversation in Kinyarwana.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

I am writing this down. I must look at your language and see whether I can find resources on it. I would like to see how it relates to my Luhya. Thanks so much for your input. Your the best😊

The Kenyan language that's closer to Ikinyarwanda is actually the Luhya dialect of Maragoli and other Luhya dialects than Gikuyu and Kisii languages even though they have some words of similarities. The following are other words that can be related to the same meaning in Lulogoli a Luhya dialect to Ikinyarwanda: Nimugoroba - Mugoroba -Evening Umutwe - Mutwe- Head Amazi- Amatsi - Water Mbabazi- Tsimbabazi -Sorry/Forgiveness Umurozi -Omulosi - a Witch inzoka - inzokha -Snake Umuhanuzi - Umulakusi - Prophet Amaguru - Amakulu - Legs in Wanga dialect Kubona -khubona -To see in Bukusu dialect. Abarwayi - Abalware - Sick people Gishya - Hya - New -in Lulogoli Icokurya - Ichukurya/Ishukhurya - Food Ndaza- Ndatsa/Nditsa- I'm coming. Izina - Risina- Name in Bukusu Imyaka - Imiaka - Age Ijuru-Ikulu - Heaven Isi- Asi - Earth/World Inzu- Inzu - House Inzuki- Inzushi - Bee And so many other words that can't fit here, so if u visit Rwanda and u speak Luhya dialects it's easier for u to learn and comprehend Ikinyarwanda than Cushitic & Nilotic speaks.

@washburn182

3 ай бұрын

@indechero, I am soo glad you commented on this subject. You are 100% spot on. I am a Maragolian of the greater Luhya community. Even though I speak the Kimaragoli dialect and should know, lots of people who don’t speak the dialect firmly assert that Maragoli and Kisii speak the same language. I have turned blue in the face trying to dispute that, but it doesn’t work. I am like, I speak Kimaragoli, when I listen to Kisii’s, I have no idea what they are saying. Contrast that to when I listen to Kinyarwanda, is like I am listening to Kimaragoli. No google translate needed, thank-you. Kimaragoli dialect seems to be everywhere in East, Central and South Africa. Someone recorded some pygmies in the deep Congo Forest close to Cameroon, I was surprised they spoke with a Kimaragoli/Kinyarwanda dialect. You listen to Bunyoro language of Uganda is the same thing.

@javanuwamungu5824

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your input! I'm amazed at how many similarities exist between Kinyarwanda and Luhya dialects. So I shouldn't have too much trouble learning the basics of that Maragoli dialect. For me, these two peoples used to live in the same area centuries ago but were split by successive waves of migration. Otherwise, you won't be able to explain how so many similarities could occur. Thanks again for your comment. Peace! 🙏🏽

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

You did very well to outline those words here. I am also learning for sure. Thank you

@washburn182

3 ай бұрын

@@javanuwamungu5824 You won't need too much of a refresher course. It's the same language as far as words are concerned, but the accent may vary here and there-that would be the tougher part. And you are right, I think together, we all used to run around naked and away from large snakes and other wild creatures that wanted to do harm to us in the forests of Congo centuries ago. We then took off and went in different directions.

@AMAZINGFactsStrangerThingsTRYN

3 ай бұрын

Actually it's all known kinyarwanda and Maragoli are so similar

It's a great job you are doing

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏. This is only possible because you people are here to give your input. And so thank you as well.

Wow you are a good researcher

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Amakuru is pronounced as you do on amakeni ! Awesome job! I have already subscribed!

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Amakuru! Now I got it right🙂. Thanks for subscribing

@alexandremanirafasha3507

3 ай бұрын

@@luhyalanguageandculture Feel free to let me know how I can support you in Kinyarwanda.

@fulgenceyamuremye4662

3 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your video. From Burundi.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

@alexandremanirafasha3507 Thank you for your willingness to help. I will do that incase I need the support.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

@@fulgenceyamuremye4662 Thanks a million.

"Ndula" may have similarities with "ntura/ ntuye". Eg Ntura iKigali meaning I resides in Kigali.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Ntura Nairobi☺️. Very interesting to say. So you say it as ntura not ntula?

@jibugad6722

3 ай бұрын

Ntuye Nairobi

@betty541

3 ай бұрын

The verb being 'gutura', yaani to live.​@@luhyalanguageandculture

Thank you for adding IKIRUNDI of BURUNDI. We got you and we love your hard work and dedication.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

The pleasure is all mine! Now I know that the language is ikirundi. I was sayiit as Kirundi. Amazing! The two language resemblance fascinates me. I like how they talk, but even if I don't understand most words, I could tell the slight difference.

@deobiho

3 ай бұрын

@@luhyalanguageandculture you are write,you still excellent in bantu language. Kirundi or Kinyarwanda words ,we place i in front as the article *The*, ikirundi, ikinyarwanda, igiswahili, ikiganda, icongereza, igifaransa, igitaliyano, ikizulu, ect...

@Irene28092

3 ай бұрын

U re a beautiful bantu lady, more love from Burundi...if it was mot colonisation, maybe WE would have one country

You look amazing and I love your videos keep it up

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Gabriel! Will do!

Woooww, can you drop more videos like this please. I am Rwandese leaving in kenya. Will be more happy to help in kinyarwanda😊

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

I will try my best!😊. It a good thing you speak Kinyarwanda too

You did a great job,

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Asante

Very good work 👍

I'm from Rwanda 🇷🇼, I'm so much surprised and interested to hear this similarities! It seems we' were from one family after thousand years

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

We are indeed from one family

You are quite right young lady Thank you.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Thanks dear sister for ur good research, am from Rwanda and so amazed to hear that! Ur language are almost similar to ours.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!😊

You are absolutely right.

Thank you very much.... Urakoze cyane

Thanks for your interrest to our Kinyarwanda. Try also to visit Rwanda you will realy enjoy more.

Great!

Very interesting ❤ I m Kinyarwanda speaker, I think you nailed it. There are similarities between the two languages. And your pronunciation of the kinyarwanda words is correct.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GOOD RESEARCH !!! AND YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER/LECTURER !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! AND GO AHEAD !!! 📚 👏

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I will. And yes, I am a teacher. About research, Rwandese people have made it very possible to learn their language. The resources are so many that you are torn in between which one to choose from. On the other hand, My Luhya people of Kenya haven't done much on writing about Luhya. So resources are very limited. Again, there are many subdialects that are related and unrelated in terms of vocabulary. Thank you for your kind words

You really make me feel better 🎉❤🎉

I was waiting for such a video and I got it! I can literally understand 90% Kinyarwanda.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

I am a big fan of learning new languages I have been in Rwanda thrice and could understand a lot of words in Kinyarwanda which are similar to Kikuyu words. New sub, here for more

@luhyalanguageandculture

2 ай бұрын

Hi Eddie, thanks for subscribing. I guess travelling alot makes you learn languages by default 😊

Good collection dear young sister . Encouraging research words are related very much may be also related to historical movements and rituals . Cattle keepers and agriculturists.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Ooh yes! You bought up a very important point, Joseph. Thanks for your input

I appreciate your research! I am Rwandan. Your analysis is correct 💯

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

You did it very well!

Its very interesting. I come from North Tanzania. My region Kagera borders Uganda and Rwanda. My tribe is Mhaya. So many words are similar to my language too. We call honey- O bwoki. Journey- Orugendo. Whats news - Amakulu. Food- Ebyakulya. Numbers. 1 - Emo. 2 - Ibili 3 - Ishatu. 4 - Ina 10 - ikumi 20 - Makumi gabili.

@luhyalanguageandculture

2 ай бұрын

Wow! I find this very fascinating. Indeed, all these Bantu languages are related

@stansiyomana1239

2 ай бұрын

@Josephine. I lived in Tanzania (1977-1982, 1984/1985) as a Burundian refugee. I worked at the Kyerwa Tin Project in Karagwe in 1978/1979 and I noticed how the food and the language had similarities with what we have in Burundi. After I learned Swahili, only my coworkers from Dodoma knew that I was a foreigner. I always will be grateful to Tanzania.

@josephinenestory2382

2 ай бұрын

Oh. Thats nice to hear. You are from Burundi, have lived in Tanzania and even worked in Karagwe. And that you even speak kiswahili. Nilifikiri wewe ni Mjaluo kutoka Kenya. I can see from your looks that you look more either Burundian or Rwandise as well you could come from any of those countries from the great lakes region. Histoeically, its said that long time ago there were a Chwezi empire which ruled Uganda, a part of Kenya where the Luo livs, north west Tanzania Kagera region and Kigoma region, Eastern Kongo, Rwanda and Burundi, including some parts of Zambia. If you are interested you should goggle the Chwezi empire it will broaden your knowledge. I currently live in Norway. One day two women were in front of me. They were talking among themselves. One of them told the other that " Tugende tushashure" that is exactly what a Mhaya person would have said. Meaning "let us go and pay". I asked them where they were from. They were from Eastern Kongo. And we were all buying matoke.

@stansiyomana1239

2 ай бұрын

@@josephinenestory2382 Now you scare me. Where did you see my looks since I don't use Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp,..I don't remember whether gushashura was used by old people in my village. I worked on Bulyankulu Gold Exploration Project in Kahama District (1977/1978), Kyerwa Tin Project, Busolwangili Gold Project in Nzega District (1981/1982). So I had my share of life in a tent, but we were paid a decent extra night allowance (except in Kyerwa where there was housing from a previous Finnish drilling program). When there was no field work we returned to Dodoma (Geological Survey of Tanzania-Idara ya Madini). I am glad to hear that today we have modern gold mines at those places. I still follow what is happening in the Tanzania mining industry (Kabanga nickel mining, metal smelter/gold refinery in Kahama,..). Thank you for the recommendation, I will check out what is written about the Chwezi empire. I am quite informed about our Burundian kings (maybe because the late king Ntare V Charles Ndizeye visited our secondary school in Ngozi (northern Burundi) in 1966? when he was still crown prince).

This shows that Africans we are Brothers and sisters

@piuskigunda2299

3 ай бұрын

Not Africans but Bantus,a Zambian was being interviewed by a BBC reporter and as a Kenyan bantu I could grasp what he was saying

I'm Rwandan, i must say that you tried very much 9/10 only nturaka and ndula are not really related in pronunciation but all others words were very much related. I must also comfirm what you said, kinyarwanda and Kirundi are almost the same like 95/100. Keep up the good work my sister

Wawww, that's so amazing. Happy for you our sister from Kenya You're welcome to Rwanda🇷🇼

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Can't wait!

Good linguistics work ✓

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Ooo I'm Rwandan I'm proud with you so continued to made video for other word mean

Subscribed because I’m a philologist, an international teacher as well as being Bantu from Kenya.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

I could see it from your analysis. I'm glad you're here😊

Hongera sana dada

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Asante sana, Sagaga

As we both speak Bantu languages of course there should be some similarities. But to be honest am so surprised by how those languages resembles. Yeah, you got. I appreciate how you tried to pronounce Kinyarwanda words. I wish like I can send some voice replies. Keep up the good work!!! I'm originally from Rwanda but not living there.

@luhyalanguageandculture

3 ай бұрын

Ooh how I wish you could send vouce responses 😊. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I was literally struggling to pronounce the words

You are so amazing 😍 I found some similarities in Zulu one is -kunye, two is -kubili ten is -ishumi and say exactly like Rwanda and 🔥 fire is -umlilo twenty is -makhulubili