Hi there. As a DRC 🇨🇩 citizen who is very interested in languages, I find that BEMBA people/language of the south east of the DRC 🇨🇩 and the north of Zambia 🇿🇲 are direct cousins of LUBA of the DRC 🇨🇩. Their culture, names, ... I like the work you are doing for us, dear sister. Keep it up. Well done. 🎉🎉🔥🔥💖💖💖👏👏🙏🤝
True. Same thing here as a Ugandan. Was flipping through satellite tv channels and fell on a channel speaking luganda with Zambia tv logo. I was like eeeeeee. But what’s the name of that Zambian language?
Greetings ma'am. Here is a list of a few words I picked up from your video, these are from the Xhosa language of South Africa. Isifuba_ Chest Nyama_ Meat Iliso_ Eye Phumla_ Rest Nyoko/Nina_ Mother Khululeka_ Leave Lima_ Cultivate Into_ Thing Mvubu_ Hippopottumus Inkukhu_ Chicken Umsila_ Tail Ulwimi_ Language Ukuhleka_ Laugh Unyaka/Iminyaka_ Age/Years Uswazi_ Stick
@Langa503 we have same words in Kinyarwanda. With phonetic mutation : i-nyama = meat i-jisho = eye humura = calm down Nyoko/Nyina = mother Kuleka = leave Umulima = land to cultivate iMvubu = hippopottumus Inkoko= chicken ulurimi= language umwaka/imyaka = year / ages/ years
All along, I have been looking for such a video... Even some words on nyanja(Zambia) are the same as those in Luganda (Uganda).. Nyanja itself means a big water body
Just like in all Bantu languages of Uganda Nyanja means a big water body/ lake. I visited Lusaka and was hearing everything,which shocked the locals😂😂😂😂😂. 'Oburwaire' in my local language Rutooro, Western Uganda 🇺🇬 means 'sickness' and in Bemba sickness is 'Bulwele' . I am shocked 😅😅😅😅. A Ugandan fluent in Kiswahili( me), can hear 75 percent of Nyanja and Bemba of beautiful Zambia🇿🇲 my second African home ❤
Ooooho I love it, I am from Mumias Kenya and I can assure you luganda,lu bemba,lu shona and our lu wanga are very much similar ie kiberiti just like in shona we call it shibiriti
The evolution of Bantu language in Africa is very interesting. I have heard words that mean the same exact thing in Rwanda, Burundi and Luhya people in Western Kenya
Thank you for your research. Your videos, I have watched so far, with comparisons on Bemba, Shona, Zulu, are an amazing revelation about the Bantu languages. What a brilliant idea you are working on. The similarities are so incredible. You have done a great job, and are an authority in linguistics, today. It is evident that the equivalent terms in the Kiswahili language is an agglomeration or a variation of some of these and other Bantu languages.
thats cool ............ in tooro,bunyoro,ankole(western uganda) muramu=in-law lima=cultivate pima=quantify(measure) kyokulya=food to eat embwa=dog kunywa=to drink kuseka=to laugh mubiri=body (almost 90% accurately the same) what other words really dont we share??.......................i just cant to visit my ancestors from southern parts of africa, its better than wandering to Europe.
Very interesting, Im bemba and I was sure I could hear similarities between the two languages when I heard a colleague from Uganda talk, It was strikingly similar
We pronounce it as though its got an "H" *CHINTU* and yes mulamu means in law... so every word that start with a *"c-i"* are pronounced as *"CHI"* and it's *Umuswaki* with a kee sound at the end... you did good😊
I have enjoyed this video. These similarities in tje words relate very well with our Baganda History. Whoever has read or whoever knows the history of King Kintu, the first king of Buganda will understand where it all comes from. Kintu fought with Bemba , and Bemba went south words with some people. This could explain in it well
I'm a native speaker of Bemba and I have recognized most of Bantu Languages are very similar in sounds, words, meaning.We should melt ourselves in Swahili language as an Afrikan official language.
For sure, the Swahili language is a "ready made meal" for all of us in East Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa. All the words we share are already found in the Swahili language. Greetings from Uganda.❤
That reminds, some time Back in Primary there was a Girl from Rwanda she could speak fluent Luganda and everyone was wondering how she could speak Luganda! Now i have understood why.
@@nampewosarah9042 i don't know for Luganda but Kinyarwanda has it's roots in Lunyoro/Lutoro and all the languages in the area see below the same words in Kinyarwanda: i-nyama = meat i-jisho = eye humura = calm down Nyoko/Nyina = mother mulamu = in-law imbwa= dog kunwa= drink imbata= duck umutwe= head umwana = child Kuleka = to leave Umulima = land to cultivate iMvubu = hippopottumus Inkoko= chicken ulurimi= language umwaka/imyaka = year / ages/ years icyibiliti = match sticks mukanwa= in the mouth umutima = heart
Thanks madam for this content. I wish u cld give us a small background to these tribes for instance we are told the Bemba broke away from Buganda kingdom by a renegade king called Bemba musota I have listened to some of their music there's alot of similarity with Luganda language
It is Abengo of the Ngo clan of Zambia that were exiled from Buganda by the King then. to this day their clan elders still make pilgrimage to their region of origin to perform rituals.
Bemba Musota actually migrated into Buganda and conquered and became king. According to Buganda history. The bemba and Baganda actually share a common origin that can be traced back to the Luba Lunda kingdom in DRC. Also they have a Hebrew Israelite ancestry.
Kiswahili ni kibantu kwa sababu pia kimekusanya maneno mengi kutoka lugha za makabila mbalimbali ya baadhi ya nchi za kusini mwa jangwa la sahara,kama vile kishona,kibhemba kinyamwanga,kindali,kinyiha kisukuma kinyakyusa,kichaga na makabila mengineyo,so we are sharing the same culture and all these tribe language contributed much to growth and rise of Swahili language.
I am very impressed 👏 with your Inspirational historical Discovery and Relationships of Bantu people. It's believed the Baganda in Uganda and the Bemba in Zambia and the Lunda in DRC re One Peoples who came from Israel through Uganda to Congo and ended in Zambia. Brilliant Lady Susan from Kintusland Uganda. God Bless you
Thank you my brother for appreciating my content, we are one people, but many do not behave so. Let's pray for unity from north to south and east to west. Stay blessed
I'm a Zambian and will comment before watching the whole video. I lived in Uganda back in the 80's , Whilst living in Kampala, I found out that some words in Bemba language like umumana which means a river was and insult in luganda. Even greetings in Luganda sounded like insults in Bemba. Napita naya mukwai!!
Yes the first one is an insult. The second one is not we greet in Luganda, however it might be another Ugandan language. In Luganda we say olyo tya if saying how are you some one.
Some of the words are found in the Sesotho language of South Africa, Lesotho and Zimbabwe and related languages like Setswana of Botswana and South Africa.
Hi Susan, Thank you so much for enlightening souls by confirming that we are brothers and sisters and reminding us that the frontiers imposed to us are "USELESS". I loved your video and I am going to add my cent. All the words you spoke in Luganda and Bemba are found in Kinyarwanda (spoken in Rwanda). Who says Kinyarwanda also says Kirundi (from Burundi) since these are twin cultures. To all who will visit your channels, I add the following ================================= Luganda or Bemba || Kinyarwanda (k/rda)|| ================================= - Linso || Ijisho (eye) - humura (don't worry, do not panic!) - Kodi || hodi - Nyoko (in k/rda it is your mum) - Nyina (His / Her mum) - Muyembe || umwembe (mango in k/rda) - Lima || Kurima (to cultivate) - Kyibiliti || ikibiliti - kyakulya || icyakula in k/rda (coming from swahili cakula) - tema || gutema (here the ku in k/rda express the verb in infinitive) - leeka || reka (don't in k/rda) - mulamu || muramu (brother or sister in-law) - kyintu || ikintu - pima || gupima (to measure, again with gu for infinitive) - sanga || gusanga - nyama || inyama - mutima || umutima - yingila || ku-injira ==>kwinjira - embwa || imbwa - kyiloto || kurota - nwa || kunywa (to drink) - tonya || igitonyanga (a drop) - mbata || imbata - vubu || imvubu (hippo) - kutwi || ugutwi - mutwe || umutwe - mwana || umwana - mukanwa || akanwa - inkoko in k/rda means chicken - kayimba || kuririmba (to sing) , indirimbo (a song) - lulimi || ururimi - kugula || kugura - kuseka || guseka - seko || inseko (a smile or a laughter) - myaka || imyaka (years ) - malaika || malayika - mubili || umubiri - epeela || ipera - musalaba || umusaraba - umupira in k/rda means ball -pangurura || gupangura - olwala || urwara Thanks again for your dedication. I will try my best to watch all your videos Alexis
Just like in all Bantu languages of Uganda Nyanja means a big water body/ lake. I visited Lusaka and was hearing everything,which shocked the locals😂😂😂😂😂. 'Oburwaire' in my local language Rutooro, Western Uganda 🇺🇬 means 'sickness' and in Bemba sickness is 'Bulwele' . I am shocked 😅😅😅😅. A Ugandan fluent in Kiswahili( me), can hear 75 percent of Nyanja and Bemba of beautiful Zambia🇿🇲 my second African home ❤. Thanks dear sis Suzanne ❤
I am supprised to find that Bemba language, which is spoken far south from Rwanda, has more similarities with Kinyarwanda than Luganda though Banyarwanda and Baganda are neighbors. In as far as the words you have mentioned are concerned!
I like this idea of bantu language dictionary......is there a way we can subscribe to this arrangement? And may u share the details of the platform we can use to be connected to the arrangements. Thanks
I like the sound of that.. It would require a lot of planning though. With my limited capacity l can put the words l know, but it would require more input from other Bantu speakers.
So many of these are almost identical to Kinyarwanda wow: injira, ikintu, inyama, kunywa, gusanga (both meanings as in Luganda), imbwa, icyokurya, imvubu, igisenge for us is a roof, umutwe, umwana, nyina, nyoko, pima, inkoko, ururimi, kugura, guseka, imyaka, umubiri,…
from which country are you................i realize your pronunciation is similar to almost that our people here thanks for the love #lovefromuganda,tooro.
Heyy can you please do Similarities between Luganda and IsiNdebele cause I came to find out Ndebele and Luganda sou d so similar and I found out recently my mums friend Is not shona she's Ndebele
The similarity is not between Luganda and Bemba. It is between Luganda and Tonga. The Bemba are from DRC, in the Luba Empire. The Tonga and the Namwanga are from the Great Lakes region in the area of Uganda and Kenya. The Tonga, Namwanga and the BaGanda share the same nomenclature. The names have the same form. The Tonga call a man Musankwa, the baGanda say Musajja, while the Bemba say Umwaume. I know Bemba very well, having grown on the Copperbelt. I also am a Tonga, and so I am in a better position to compare. Bemba is close to LuGanda because all Bantu languages are close. However, when you look at the particularities of a language, Tonga and LuGanda are much closer together than Bemba is to LuGanda. In the arts, Tonga drums are unique in Zambia for not being modulated with wax. The Bemba, the Lozi, the Chewa and Luvale etc all wax the center of the drum head in order. The popular Tonga dance, Chin'gande is almost identical to baTo'ro dance, Urunyege Ntogoro, etc
The word Namwanga incidentally one of the kings in Buganda was called Mwanga. Most of the Baganda women's names start with Na. Thank you for that input.
Can you be kind enough and tell me the similarities between the Tonga and Baganda so that l can feature it on Kintu's Lounge. My email is namugangasusan@gmail.com
@@kintuslounge253 Kintu, there is only one Bantu language if you really want to distill it to the basics. The rules of our language, the way we manipulate nouns with prefixes and suffixes does not change. If you leave Uganda, and settle in Umtata South Africa, and immerse yourself in the local population, you will understand a lot of what they are saying within a few weeks, be conversational in Xhosa, albeit having difficulties to pronounce the words with click sounds, and be on the way to fluency within a reasonably short time...
Kiswahili would have been a good language but in my country Uganda Swahili is for murderers and robbers our soldiers are using Swahili when they're torturing civilians
Hi there it's almost the same words in Kinyarwanda 🥰 i-nyama = meat i-jisho = eye humura = calm down Nyoko/Nyina = mother mulamu = in-law imbwa= dog kunwa= drink imbata= duck umutwe= head umwana = child Kuleka = to leave Umulima = land to cultivate iMvubu = hippopottumus Inkoko= chicken ulurimi= language umwaka/imyaka = year / ages/ years icyibiliti = match sticks mukanwa= in the mouth umutima = 💖 i stop here because 97% are same words 😍
now you see nyo in your language is nya in Luganda. Thank you for your comment, give us more words. I hope the lover of this info are taking note. Compile these words.
Nyo has the same meaning in Ngbandi language of the nord of the DRC 🇨🇩 and Sango of the Central African Republic (CAR) 🇨🇫. Douala or Duala language of Cameroon 🇨🇲 is quite close to Lingala. And I think it's because of the influence the NGOMBE(H) language of the north west of the DRC has on Lingala as language. N.B. NGOMBE(h)🇨🇩 people are direct cousins of Douala/Duala 🇨🇲. Their languages are the same even the way they behave. The town of LISALA 🇨🇩 for instance is NGOMBE people homeland. Professeur @AnicetMobé🇨🇩 is a Ngombeh gentleman. You can verify my information. 🙏🇨🇩🤝🇨🇲. E.g. Nyama means animal or meat in Lingala = Nyama which also means meat or animal in Douala. Ngando (in Lingala means Crocodile) = Ngando means also Crocodile in Douala. Mbindo (Lingala meaning Dirty , not clean) = Mbindo meaning the same thing in Douala. MotemaMutema means Heart in Lingala = Mulema (Heart in Douala). Satana is Satan/demon in Lingala = Satana (Satan/demon) in Douala.
Bemba word Ba mulamu inlaw Cintu things Pima measures Muyembe or myembe mango Cibiliti matchbox Tema cut Yakulilamo Place to eat Imfubu hippo Imbushi goat Ukwimba sing Every thing correct
I'm from South Africa I speak tsonga most of the words you said have the same meaning as ours I'm literally shocked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hi there. As a DRC 🇨🇩 citizen who is very interested in languages, I find that BEMBA people/language of the south east of the DRC 🇨🇩 and the north of Zambia 🇿🇲 are direct cousins of LUBA of the DRC 🇨🇩. Their culture, names, ... I like the work you are doing for us, dear sister. Keep it up. Well done. 🎉🎉🔥🔥💖💖💖👏👏🙏🤝
Thank you so much. Yes according to historical sources, the Bemba came from Congo.
Yeah the Bemba language has many similar words with Tshiluba and Kiluba.
In fact the Bembas came from Luba Lunda Empare They were led by Chitimuluba
Am from Uganda in 2015 travelled to congo near the border with Zambia and got there a girl friend surprisingly we communicated in luganda
Buganda is more of Tonga and slightly bemba.
I'm a Ugandan based in Botswana i have zambian friends they will be talking there stories but i could hear most of the words it's amazing
Thank you for sharing that information.
True. Same thing here as a Ugandan. Was flipping through satellite tv channels and fell on a channel speaking luganda with Zambia tv logo. I was like eeeeeee. But what’s the name of that Zambian language?
That shows our common origin. Thank you for your input.
@@Stream_A937 l think it's Bemba
Maybe there are not bembas
I’m truly happy to find such Content thanks sooo much, I’m muganda from #Uganda . Thanks sooo much for this information...
Greetings ma'am. Here is a list of a few words I picked up from your video, these are from the Xhosa language of South Africa.
Isifuba_ Chest
Nyama_ Meat
Iliso_ Eye
Phumla_ Rest
Nyoko/Nina_ Mother
Khululeka_ Leave
Lima_ Cultivate
Into_ Thing
Mvubu_ Hippopottumus
Inkukhu_ Chicken
Umsila_ Tail
Ulwimi_ Language
Ukuhleka_ Laugh
Unyaka/Iminyaka_ Age/Years
Uswazi_ Stick
Nyoko,or nina....is swahili.. meaning the same but used in vulgar insults....all of them are relatable...as a kikuyu from Kenya
@Langa503 we have same words in Kinyarwanda. With phonetic mutation :
i-nyama = meat
i-jisho = eye
humura = calm down
Nyoko/Nyina = mother
Kuleka = leave
Umulima = land to cultivate
iMvubu = hippopottumus
Inkoko= chicken
ulurimi= language
umwaka/imyaka = year / ages/ years
@@bantuvoicemuchaik.k.7715 in kinyarwanda too, if you say "nyoko" alone it's an insult. If you add "Nyoko wawe..." in a phrase it's not vulgar.
Zambians and Baganda people in Uganda U are brothers and sister❤
Thank you for acknowledging that.
All along, I have been looking for such a video...
Even some words on nyanja(Zambia) are the same as those in Luganda (Uganda)..
Nyanja itself means a big water body
In Luganda Nyanja means a lake, thank you.
The Luhyss in Kenya call it inyanja.
The Luhyas of Kenya and Bamasaba of Uganda understand all these words.
Just like in all Bantu languages of Uganda Nyanja means a big water body/ lake. I visited Lusaka and was hearing everything,which shocked the locals😂😂😂😂😂. 'Oburwaire' in my local language Rutooro, Western Uganda 🇺🇬 means 'sickness' and in Bemba sickness is 'Bulwele' . I am shocked 😅😅😅😅. A Ugandan fluent in Kiswahili( me), can hear 75 percent of Nyanja and Bemba of beautiful Zambia🇿🇲 my second African home ❤
Ooooho I love it, I am from Mumias Kenya and I can assure you luganda,lu bemba,lu shona and our lu wanga are very much similar ie kiberiti just like in shona we call it shibiriti
90% of the said words are similar in Swahili, and all Bantus languages in Kenya. Very interesting. Thank you.
Yes it's like Spanish , french, Portuguese and Italian.
The evolution of Bantu language in Africa is very interesting. I have heard words that mean the same exact thing in Rwanda, Burundi and Luhya people in Western Kenya
Thank you for your research. Your videos, I have watched so far, with comparisons on Bemba, Shona, Zulu, are an amazing revelation about the Bantu languages. What a brilliant idea you are working on. The similarities are so incredible. You have done a great job, and are an authority in linguistics, today. It is evident that the equivalent terms in the Kiswahili language is an agglomeration or a variation of some of these and other Bantu languages.
You are welcome my dear.
Shona=muramu=in-law
Shona =rima=cultivate OR darkness
Shona=pima=quantity measuring
Shona =chekudya= food to eat
Shona=imbwa=dog
Shona=kunwa= to drink
Shona=kuseka=laugh
Shona=muviri=body
Really enjoy these videos which highlight our similarities.
Interesting, thank you. I hope those who interested in language s are taking note.
That's true
thats cool ............
in tooro,bunyoro,ankole(western uganda)
muramu=in-law
lima=cultivate
pima=quantify(measure)
kyokulya=food to eat
embwa=dog
kunywa=to drink
kuseka=to laugh
mubiri=body
(almost 90% accurately the same)
what other words really dont we share??.......................i just cant to visit my ancestors from southern parts of africa, its better than wandering to Europe.
Swahili=pima= quantity measuring
Swahili =lima= cultivate
Swahili= mbwa= dog
Swahili=kunywa= drink
Swahili=kucheka=Laugh
Swahili =mwili =body
Swahili =moyo =heart/soul
Swahili= nyama= meat
Swahili =kucheka= Laugh.
Swahili= kifua= chest
Swahili = Ingia =enter
Swahili= jicho= eye
Swahili= pumua= breath/rest
Swahili= Hodi= knock knock
swahili= pima= weigh/measure
Swahili = Kitu= something
Swahili = Embe = mango
Swahili = Kibiriti= matchbox/lighter
Swahili = Chakula= meal/food
Swahili =mwana = child
Swahili = kuku= chicken
all these are Bantus. we all speak with similar words.
Truely before people had one language Uganda, Zambia Malawi too the words you have said are same
Very interesting, Im bemba and I was sure I could hear similarities between the two languages when I heard a colleague from Uganda talk, It was strikingly similar
Thank you for sharing.
We pronounce it as though its got an "H" *CHINTU* and yes mulamu means in law... so every word that start with a *"c-i"* are pronounced as *"CHI"* and it's *Umuswaki* with a kee sound at the end... you did good😊
In Luganda, ki can sound as ki or as chi in sound.
that is the same word in Zulu when you say my inlay, you say, " mlamu wami"
Even in bemba nsanga can mean to meet someone e.g(wala nsanga mushila)you'll meet me on the way.
Thank you for that update.
I have enjoyed this video. These similarities in tje words relate very well with our Baganda History. Whoever has read or whoever knows the history of King Kintu, the first king of Buganda will understand where it all comes from. Kintu fought with Bemba , and Bemba went south words with some people. This could explain in it well
Thank you for your input. That's very important piece of information which proves our common origin.
I'm a Kenyan who speaks lu'Swahili and lu'Luhya let me compare those words to the two languages:
Word Swahili Luhya
1. Chest- Kifua Shifua
2. Seek Tafuta Nkhaba
3. Illness- ugonjwa Bulwale
4. Meat- Nyama Inyama
5. Heart- Moyo/mtima Amwoyo/mtima
6. Enter- Ingia Injira
7. Eye- Macho Tsimoni
8. Rest Pumzika Pumula
9. Knock- Hodi Hoti
10. Mother- Mama Nina/Mama
11. Leave- Wacha. Leekha
12. Dig- Lima Lima
13. In law- Shemeji Mulamwa
14. A thing- Kitu Shindu
15. Measure- Pima Pima
16. Mango- Maembe Riembee
17. Matchbox- Kiberiti Shiberiti
18. Food- Chakula Shukhulia
19. Cut- Kata Rema
20. Dining- __________ Inzu ya khulilamu
21. Dog- Mbwa Imbwa
22. Dream - Ndoto Indoli
23. To Drink- Kunywa Khung'wa
24. Drip- Tona Tonya
25. Duck- Bata Imbata
26. Hippo- _______ Ifubu
27. Ear- Maskio Maruwi
28. Head- Kichwa Murwi/Mutwi
29. Child- Mwana Mwana
30. Goat- Mbuzi Imbusi/imburi
31. Mouth- Mdomo Munwa
32. Chicken- Kuku Ingokho
33. Song- Nyimbo Lwimbo
34. Tail- Mkia ________
35. language- Lugha Lwimi
36. To Buy- Kununua Khukura
37. To Laugh- Kucheka Khuseka
38. Laughter Kicheko Shiseko
39. Age- Miaka Mika
40. Angle- Malaika Malaika
41. Belt- Mushipi Mushipi
42. Body- Mwili Mubiri
43. Guava- Mapera Ripera
44. Cross- Msalaba Musalapa
45. Ball- Mpira Mupira
46. Toothbrush- Mswaki Musuwachi
47. Disarrange- Pangua Pangula
48. Nail- Makucha Makubuyi
49. Person- Mtu uMundu
Thank you so much, can l feature your translations on one of my videos.
Wow I need to hear fully spoken bemba language becoz it's totally related to the ganda language
That's why we are called bantus we are many, many words in common with the same meanings
In shona…!! chifuva = chest, nyama, meat tsvaga: search, kutema: to break, meso: eyes, rima: dig, muramu: brother/sister in law, chinhu: thing, pimha: measure, chekurya or chekudya: something to eat, imbwa: dog, chiroto: dream, inwa: drink, mvuu: hippo, mwana: child, muswe: tail, mbudzi: goat, mukanwa: mouth, kuimba: to sing, rurimi: language or tongue, kuseka: to laugh, ruseko or chiseko: laughter, muviri: body,
All this is just like CILUBA or LINGALA in DRC 🇨🇩
I'm a native speaker of Bemba and I have recognized most of Bantu Languages are very similar in sounds, words, meaning.We should melt ourselves in Swahili language as an Afrikan official language.
Thank you for your comment, that will make us motivated to learn Swahili since it has words from most of the African languages.
For sure, the Swahili language is a "ready made meal" for all of us in East Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa. All the words we share are already found in the Swahili language. Greetings from Uganda.❤
That reminds, some time Back in Primary there was a Girl from Rwanda she could speak fluent Luganda and everyone was wondering how she could speak Luganda! Now i have understood why.
@@nampewosarah9042 i don't know for Luganda but Kinyarwanda has it's roots in Lunyoro/Lutoro and all the languages in the area see below the same words in Kinyarwanda:
i-nyama = meat
i-jisho = eye
humura = calm down
Nyoko/Nyina = mother
mulamu = in-law
imbwa= dog
kunwa= drink
imbata= duck
umutwe= head
umwana = child
Kuleka = to leave
Umulima = land to cultivate
iMvubu = hippopottumus
Inkoko= chicken
ulurimi= language
umwaka/imyaka = year / ages/ years
icyibiliti = match sticks
mukanwa= in the mouth
umutima = heart
Very interesting 👏🏿 👏🏿
Very interesting... ❤️
Wow, this is amazing. You’re spot on 👍🏾 I am a Bemba, I must say well done!!
You are welcome Sis.
Thanks madam for this content. I wish u cld give us a small background to these tribes for instance we are told the Bemba broke away from Buganda kingdom by a renegade king called Bemba musota I have listened to some of their music there's alot of similarity with Luganda language
Thank you for sharing. I will look into it.
Bemba came from DR Congo cos they still group that speak Bemba quite a traditional Bemba
It is Abengo of the Ngo clan of Zambia that were exiled from Buganda by the King then. to this day their clan elders still make pilgrimage to their region of origin to perform rituals.
Yes bempa musota
Bemba Musota actually migrated into Buganda and conquered and became king. According to Buganda history. The bemba and Baganda actually share a common origin that can be traced back to the Luba Lunda kingdom in DRC.
Also they have a Hebrew Israelite ancestry.
Kiswahili ni kibantu kwa sababu pia kimekusanya maneno mengi kutoka lugha za makabila mbalimbali ya baadhi ya nchi za kusini mwa jangwa la sahara,kama vile kishona,kibhemba kinyamwanga,kindali,kinyiha kisukuma kinyakyusa,kichaga na makabila mengineyo,so we are sharing the same culture and all these tribe language contributed much to growth and rise of Swahili language.
Thank you so much for sharing!
You are welcome. Thank for liking.
I am very impressed 👏 with your Inspirational historical Discovery and Relationships of Bantu people. It's believed the Baganda in Uganda and the Bemba in Zambia and the Lunda in DRC re One Peoples who came from Israel through Uganda to Congo and ended in Zambia. Brilliant Lady Susan from Kintusland Uganda. God Bless you
Thank you my brother for appreciating my content, we are one people, but many do not behave so. Let's pray for unity from north to south and east to west. Stay blessed
I'm a Zambian and will comment before watching the whole video. I lived in Uganda back in the 80's , Whilst living in Kampala, I found out that some words in Bemba language like umumana which means a river was and insult in luganda. Even greetings in Luganda sounded like insults in Bemba. Napita naya mukwai!!
Yes the first one is an insult. The second one is not we greet in Luganda, however it might be another Ugandan language. In Luganda we say olyo tya if saying how are you some one.
Some of the words are found in the Sesotho language of South Africa, Lesotho and Zimbabwe and related languages like Setswana of Botswana and South Africa.
Hi Susan,
Thank you so much for enlightening souls by confirming that we are brothers and sisters and reminding us that the frontiers imposed to us are "USELESS". I loved your video and I am going to add my cent. All the words you spoke in Luganda and Bemba are found in Kinyarwanda (spoken in Rwanda). Who says Kinyarwanda also says Kirundi (from Burundi) since these are twin cultures.
To all who will visit your channels, I add the following
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Luganda or Bemba || Kinyarwanda (k/rda)||
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- Linso || Ijisho (eye)
- humura (don't worry, do not panic!)
- Kodi || hodi
- Nyoko (in k/rda it is your mum)
- Nyina (His / Her mum)
- Muyembe || umwembe (mango in k/rda)
- Lima || Kurima (to cultivate)
- Kyibiliti || ikibiliti
- kyakulya || icyakula in k/rda (coming from swahili cakula)
- tema || gutema (here the ku in k/rda express the verb in infinitive)
- leeka || reka (don't in k/rda)
- mulamu || muramu (brother or sister in-law)
- kyintu || ikintu
- pima || gupima (to measure, again with gu for infinitive)
- sanga || gusanga
- nyama || inyama
- mutima || umutima
- yingila || ku-injira ==>kwinjira
- embwa || imbwa
- kyiloto || kurota
- nwa || kunywa (to drink)
- tonya || igitonyanga (a drop)
- mbata || imbata
- vubu || imvubu (hippo)
- kutwi || ugutwi
- mutwe || umutwe
- mwana || umwana
- mukanwa || akanwa
- inkoko in k/rda means chicken
- kayimba || kuririmba (to sing) , indirimbo (a song)
- lulimi || ururimi
- kugula || kugura
- kuseka || guseka
- seko || inseko (a smile or a laughter)
- myaka || imyaka (years )
- malaika || malayika
- mubili || umubiri
- epeela || ipera
- musalaba || umusaraba
- umupira in k/rda means ball
-pangurura || gupangura
- olwala || urwara
Thanks again for your dedication. I will try my best to watch all your videos
Alexis
You are welcome my Dear. I will look at all the comments then talk about it in my next video.
Thank you too for your input. We should ensure that we protect our Bantu language.
You are welcome Sis. We should be united and celebrate our diverse culture, learn from it and teach other what the others do not know.
Just like in all Bantu languages of Uganda Nyanja means a big water body/ lake. I visited Lusaka and was hearing everything,which shocked the locals😂😂😂😂😂. 'Oburwaire' in my local language Rutooro, Western Uganda 🇺🇬 means 'sickness' and in Bemba sickness is 'Bulwele' . I am shocked 😅😅😅😅. A Ugandan fluent in Kiswahili( me), can hear 75 percent of Nyanja and Bemba of beautiful Zambia🇿🇲 my second African home ❤.
Thanks dear sis Suzanne ❤
True. As a Ugandan 🇺🇬 (Munyankore) from Mbarara, one time I visited Lusaka Zambia and I could hear many similar words from some people 😊
I am supprised to find that Bemba language, which is spoken far south from Rwanda, has more similarities with Kinyarwanda than Luganda though Banyarwanda and Baganda are neighbors. In as far as the words you have mentioned are concerned!
That l would not know. I have noticed it is a pattern among these languages.
Ingila in Luganda is also the same Ingila in Bemba.
Ingileni is when you are inviting adults or a group to enter
As a Ugandan I always wondered why General Ozzy's songs from Zambia were popular in Uganda. Now I see why.
Where is aswei from?
I like this idea of bantu language dictionary......is there a way we can subscribe to this arrangement? And may u share the details of the platform we can use to be connected to the arrangements. Thanks
I like the sound of that.. It would require a lot of planning though. With my limited capacity l can put the words l know, but it would require more input from other Bantu speakers.
I adhere to this great idea
Those words are similar to Kirundi, a native language of Burundi as well. Let us make a Bantu language dictionary please
Amazing same as Nyanja as well
Thank you for liking
Banange, this is amazing
Thank you
Very true
Thanks for displaying pork my favorite.
Hahaha, you are welcome.
So many of these are almost identical to Kinyarwanda wow: injira, ikintu, inyama, kunywa, gusanga (both meanings as in Luganda), imbwa, icyokurya, imvubu, igisenge for us is a roof, umutwe, umwana, nyina, nyoko, pima, inkoko, ururimi, kugura, guseka, imyaka, umubiri,…
Mulamu is inlaw in bemba also. That is to address a brither or sister of our spouse
We du have mpumude and mpumule in Luganda also.
Meaning, I have rested and should I rest ?
Yes we do.
May God expose this knowledge to all the generations
Thank you,it's my wish too
Thank you for appreciating. It should be heard by every African.
👌
Thank you my dear for your contribution. You inspire me to continue talking about the subject.
from which country are you................i realize your pronunciation is similar to almost that our people here
thanks for the love #lovefromuganda,tooro.
In Bemba we say Odi or odini not kodi. But i appreciate the similarities
Heyy can you please do Similarities between Luganda and IsiNdebele cause I came to find out Ndebele and Luganda sou d so similar and I found out recently my mums friend Is not shona she's Ndebele
The similarity is not between Luganda and Bemba. It is between Luganda and Tonga. The Bemba are from DRC, in the Luba Empire. The Tonga and the Namwanga are from the Great Lakes region in the area of Uganda and Kenya. The Tonga, Namwanga and the BaGanda share the same nomenclature. The names have the same form. The Tonga call a man Musankwa, the baGanda say Musajja, while the Bemba say Umwaume. I know Bemba very well, having grown on the Copperbelt. I also am a Tonga, and so I am in a better position to compare. Bemba is close to LuGanda because all Bantu languages are close. However, when you look at the particularities of a language, Tonga and LuGanda are much closer together than Bemba is to LuGanda. In the arts, Tonga drums are unique in Zambia for not being modulated with wax. The Bemba, the Lozi, the Chewa and Luvale etc all wax the center of the drum head in order. The popular Tonga dance, Chin'gande is almost identical to baTo'ro dance, Urunyege Ntogoro, etc
The word Namwanga incidentally one of the kings in Buganda was called Mwanga. Most of the Baganda women's names start with Na. Thank you for that input.
@@kintuslounge253 Interesting observation about the name Namwanga..thank you
Can you be kind enough and tell me the similarities between the Tonga and Baganda so that l can feature it on Kintu's Lounge. My email is namugangasusan@gmail.com
Are you are linguist, your knowledge on Uganda is amazing. Runyege and togoro dances are from Western Uganda.
@@kintuslounge253 Kintu, there is only one Bantu language if you really want to distill it to the basics. The rules of our language, the way we manipulate nouns with prefixes and suffixes does not change. If you leave Uganda, and settle in Umtata South Africa, and immerse yourself in the local population, you will understand a lot of what they are saying within a few weeks, be conversational in Xhosa, albeit having difficulties to pronounce the words with click sounds, and be on the way to fluency within a reasonably short time...
Susan, you are our cousins really.
Now kiswahili is the Best General language of all those Bantu speakers, I think it becomes very easy
Kiswahili would have been a good language but in my country Uganda Swahili is for murderers and robbers our soldiers are using Swahili when they're torturing civilians
All bantu language share alot of similarities.
Hi there it's almost the same words in Kinyarwanda 🥰
i-nyama = meat
i-jisho = eye
humura = calm down
Nyoko/Nyina = mother
mulamu = in-law
imbwa= dog
kunwa= drink
imbata= duck
umutwe= head
umwana = child
Kuleka = to leave
Umulima = land to cultivate
iMvubu = hippopottumus
Inkoko= chicken
ulurimi= language
umwaka/imyaka = year / ages/ years
icyibiliti = match sticks
mukanwa= in the mouth
umutima = 💖
i stop here because 97% are same words 😍
Thank you, yes l have had another conmentator from Rwanda confirming that.
Bantu langages in cameroon
Nyama = meat in Duala
Nuga= meat in bassa'a
Dis / mis= eye(s) in bassa'a
Man= child in bassa'a
Nyo = to drink in bassa'a
now you see nyo in your language is nya in Luganda. Thank you for your comment, give us more words. I hope the lover of this info are taking note. Compile these words.
Nyo has the same meaning in Ngbandi language of the nord of the DRC 🇨🇩 and Sango of the Central African Republic (CAR) 🇨🇫. Douala or Duala language of Cameroon 🇨🇲 is quite close to Lingala. And I think it's because of the influence the NGOMBE(H) language of the north west of the DRC has on Lingala as language. N.B. NGOMBE(h)🇨🇩 people are direct cousins of Douala/Duala 🇨🇲. Their languages are the same even the way they behave. The town of LISALA 🇨🇩 for instance is NGOMBE people homeland. Professeur @AnicetMobé🇨🇩 is a Ngombeh gentleman. You can verify my information. 🙏🇨🇩🤝🇨🇲.
E.g. Nyama means animal or meat in Lingala = Nyama which also means meat or animal in Douala.
Ngando (in Lingala means Crocodile) = Ngando means also Crocodile in Douala.
Mbindo (Lingala meaning Dirty , not clean) = Mbindo meaning the same thing in Douala.
MotemaMutema means Heart in Lingala = Mulema (Heart in Douala).
Satana is Satan/demon in Lingala = Satana (Satan/demon) in Douala.
"Bemba's "bulwele" sounds more like the Runyankore which is "burwaire" which means sickness
AND lobedu Bulwede
Gyebale ko/Habari/Barka/Hibwe/Báwo ni /
I have a question, what's the meaning of kiloto in Luganda? I couldn't get it.
I can see you are learning Luganda and Swahili. Good effort. To answer your question, kiloto in Luganda is a dream.
Word For sickness in Luganda is similar to that of the Lobedu language of south Africa
Good intention. Though, some words are not quite correct. "Kodi" is actually "odi" in Bemba. And some words are Nyanja and not Bemba.
Bemba word
Ba mulamu inlaw
Cintu things
Pima measures
Muyembe or myembe mango
Cibiliti matchbox
Tema cut
Yakulilamo Place to eat
Imfubu hippo
Imbushi goat
Ukwimba sing
Every thing correct
One day i would like to go to Zambia insha'Allah
Yes sure,you should visit, Zambians are good people
All the words sound similar to shona
Similarities I Luhya of Kenya. 1. Shilifu 2. Khaba 3. Inyama 4. Murima 5.yinjili 6. Khuhulukha 7. Hoti 8. Nyina 9. Lekha 10. Lima 11. Mulamwa 12. Shindu 13. Pima 14. Lihembe 15. Shiviriti 16. Shiokhulia 17. Rema 18. Inzu yo Khulilamwo 19. Imbwa 20. Khulora 21 khunywa 22. Khuronya 23. Lipata 24. Mbulu 25 lirwi 26. Murwe 27 mwana 28 imbuzi 29 munwa 30 ingokho 31 mushila 32 lulimi 33. Khukula 34 khusekha lisekho 35 mihika 36 mushipi 37 mubilu. 38 lipela 40 musalapa, msalapa, muswachi, khupangulula, these are really our cousins
Please translate for us as some l understand them and others l don't thank you.
@@kintuslounge2531. shilifu- chest. 2. Inyama - meat. 3. Murima - Heart(soul) 4. Yinjili-come in. 5. Khuhulukha-rest. 6.Hoti- knocking on the 🚪. 7. Nyina - mother. 8. Lekha- leave as in stop. 9. Lima-dig. 10. Mulamwa-in law. 11. Shindu- something. 12. Pima-weigh/measure. 13. Lihembe-mango. 14. Shiviriti-matchsticks. 15. Shiokhulia-food. 16. Rema-cut. 17. Inzu yokhulilamwo-dinning house
Thank you my dear.
In Kiwanga of Mumias Kenya in law we say mulamwa
In Kikamba, Kenya, the similar ones are nyama, yiitho(eye), thyumua(rest), oti, nyinya, eka, ima, kindu, thima, iembe, kiliviti, kya kuya, tema, nywa, mbata, kutu, mutwe, Mwana, Mbui, kanywa, nguku, uimi, kuua, kutheka, itheka, miaka, muulaika, musivi, mwii, ivela, musalava, muvila, muswaki
Please translate so that we can know their meanings, l recognise some, but not all
@@kintuslounge253 Basically, I've just followed the list you have used in this video. I skipped where the words we use are different, which are few
@@kintuslounge253 I was shocked to learn that the Baganda say kwata when offering someone something, same as in Kikamba
Banange!
Thank you
I just heard Nswa is similar aswel
Before I die I want to visit Zambia and Zimbabwe
Same. Hopefully Zimbabwe recovers from the damage colonialism has done to them soon 🙏
Pls dont leave me
We are brothers 😢
Very right there. Thanks for your comment
Spot on mulamu😂
Nswa and nswa......for white ants are the same as well
Thank you soo much .Please can you also compare for me a language called Luziba from Tanzania with Lunyoro / Lutooro from Western uganda
Alright my dear, l will research on it and make an episode in future.
Nyoko - Luganda
Noko - Bemba
But Nyina is the same in both
Even in Luganda u can use c for ky
In Kikuyu mother of is also nyina wa😂
Thank you for your comment. Very appreciated.
So many similarities to shona!
Thanks for agreeing with me.
There's a lot of Kikuyu there
Thank you sis.
Yes Mulamu is inlaw in Bemba
Thank you for confirming that information.
Chichewa language in Malawi
Almost the same as my luganda
Let’s come up with common Bantu language?
That sounds good, but how?
In Bukusu rest means khulukha it sounds similar I see
That's interesting. In fact l will soon talk about the similarities between Luhya and Luganda
Same as Lunyankore, we say Kuruhuka.
@@zirimuabdulkadir7042 thanks for your contribution.
@@kintuslounge253 Yes Mulamu(Bemba) means in-laws ..Cintu is same pronunciation in Luganda.
In Shona Zimbabwe kuseka means laughing
Yes that is very true.
IN Luganda we also call it kuseka
In kikongo too and koseka in lingala
In luhya in law is mulamwa very close
Ndebele =Lima =cultivate
In Luganda "chi" is just Ki NOT Kyi in writing but in sound it is kyi.
Thank you
It's similar to Kisukuma
Thank you for letting us know. Kisikuma that is in Kenya
Kisukuma is in Tanzania
Shona=chipfuva=chikosoro=cough
Mu Luganda tetulina *KYI* Wabula KI okugeza Kintu, Kiwanuka , Kiggala, Kigambo n'ebirala.
Thank you for that knowledge
Bulwale in luhya- Kenya is Sickness
In Lunyankore is Burwire. We have an R sound
Imbusi in luhya means goat.
Even in Lusoga
Again in Bemba Imbushi means goat. Amazing!
Sorry but malaika is neither bhemba nor ganda, it's arabic
EKITABO-LUGANDA=ICITAB0-BEMBA?
Thank you. I did not know that.
Thank you for the video. Some correction, in luganda ki is pronounced as chi, not kyi. I stand to be corrected
Thank you
In luganda eye is liiso not linso
Thank you for that update.