Ulukwumi language


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

Below are some Olùkùmi words compared with the other Yoruboid languages Yorùbá, Òwé, and Igala, as given by Arokoyo :
GlossOlùkùmiYorùbáÒwéIgala
handọwọ́ọwọ́ọwọ́ọ́wọ́
yamuṣuiṣu/uṣuuṣu/iṣuúchu
bodyaraara/ọraọraọ́la
childọmaọmọọmọọ́ma
friendolukuolùkùolúkuónùkú
womanobìnrinobìnrinobùnrinọ́bùlẹ
fatherbabàbábabaàtá
personẹnẹẹniọniọ́nẹ̀
fireunáináunáúná
wordọ̀fọ̀ọ̀rọ̀ọ̀rọ̀ọ̀là
heartẹdọọkànẹ̀kẹ̀dọ̀ẹ̀dọ̀
potùṣàìṣàùṣàùchà
cow/meatẹlamalu/ẹranẹláẹ́la
old personarigboarúgboarígbóògìjo
ratekuekuekuíkélékwu
carrygbegbégbené
eatzẹjẹjẹjẹ
colanutobìobìobìobì
wateromiomiomiómi
urineìtọ̀ìtọ̀ìtọ̀ìtọ̀
cottonòwúòwúòwúòwú
stoneòkútaòkútaòkútaòkwúta