LUKONDE. LUSUKWIA. LUSINGA. 



IGIZII. KIKUYU. 



LuKONDB is spokpn in N.W. Elgon, as far north as the borders of Sabei. The dialect 

 which is the most primitive is that which is spoken in the Busia country, north of the 

 Siruko river. Words in this dialect are placed below those of ordinary Lukonde in 

 the vocabulary columns, where they differ in form from the average Lukonde speech. 



LusioKWiA (LcTGESU and Masaba dialects) is spoken in West Elgon. 



LusiNGA (or Chula) is spoken on the E. and N.E. coast of Victoria Nyanza and islands 

 off Kannide Bay. 



Igizii is spoken in a bit of the lower Nyando valley, and in Kosava, between Mau 

 plateau and Victoria Nyanza. 



KiKuye (Ikuyu) is spoken in the Kikuyu uplands, East Africa. 



English. 



Lukonde. 



Ant. 



Termite 



Antelope — 



Hartebeest .... 



Gazella granti. 



Rhinoceros.... 



Pallah 



Ape— 



Colobus 



Arm 



Arrow. , 



Axe 



Baboon 

 Back ... 



Tinswa 

 Tiswa 



Kumuxmnw 

 Kamaxmno), 



pi. 

 Olusala, 

 Isisala, pi. 

 Gumuwano) 

 Gamawano), 



pi. 

 Ewaiyua, 

 Eyaiyua 

 Eixuru 

 Bi^uru, pi. 

 Gumugongo 



LuSwKWIA. 



LUSINGA. 



Liafu 



Namukuron- 

 do ; Tsiswa 



Kumux<ono) I 

 Kama^wnw 



Kumubano ! Lisuiigu 

 Kimi- 



Eyaiyua 

 Tsiaiyiia, pi. 



Kumugoilgo 1 Nyuma 



Igizii. 



Kinsanako 



Cincoke 



Eiiira 



Kikuyu. 



Kigunyu 

 Igunyu, pi. 

 Uko) 



Ngondi 

 Ndaratari 

 Hulia 

 Iroiia 



Nguyo) 

 Mokmno ! Uoko 

 Makono, jo^. ' Moko, i)l. 



Umugwe 

 Migwe, pi. 



Igizire 

 Bisire 

 Riiio 



Mwgongo 



Mogue 

 Megue 



Idaniia 



Nmgm 



Mugongo 



