Abanyala ba Kakamega

The following is an exposition of onomatopoeia and idiophone found in  Olunyala (K).  The  Olunyala (K)  is a sub-dialect of Luhya language spoken by the Abanyala in Kakamega. Olunyala (K) is internationally coded as ISO 939-3 nle. Onomatopoeic words in Olunyala (K) are words that are an imitations of the sounds they represent. From the list it will be noted that most of them are attributive nouns. They perform the gramatical function of being both nouns and verbs: they name the immitated sound in the action of the verb therein and at the same time they are adjectives for they describes the sound named therein. These attributive nouns are formed by adding the prefix omu~  and a suffix  ~o to an onamatopoeic verb  to add meaning of sound-manner related to the verb. In the list, the ideophone is provided next to the verb in brackets. Omuaano- sound related to the cry of cattle or donkey in need of something. (Okhuana moo) Omubatabato- sound like ...

The following is an exposition of vowel letters and vowel sounds found in  Olunyala (K).  The  Olunyala (K)  is a sub-dialect of Luhya language spoken by the Abanyala in Kakamega. Olunyala (K) is internationally coded as ISO 939-3 nle. VOWEL LETTERS OF OLUNYALA (K) Vowel  letters  used in words to respresent sounds in Olunyala (k) are only five. These five letters that appear in Olunyala (k) orthography are as listed here: a as in abana for children e as in esicheme for that which has been cut. i as in esikingi for a hill. The letter 'i' does not appear at start of Olunyala words unless it is atached to w or y. o as in omusolo for a game u as in omusulu for soot. The letter 'u' does not appear at start of words of Olunyala (k) unless it is preceeded by w or y. VOWEL SOUNDS OF OLUNYALA (K) a) Short vowel sound from the five vowel letters a as /a/ in aka e as /e/ in eke i as /i/ ekhirikhikhi o as /o/ as in owulolo for chicken mite u as /u...

The following are conjunctions and conjuctives found in  Olunyala (K).  The  Olunyala (K)  is a sub-dialect of Luhya language spoken by the Abanyala in Kakamega. Olunyala (k) is internationally coded as ISO 939-3 nle. Olunyala Conjunction and Conjuctives are words of Olunyala (k), just like in English or Kiswahili, used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in a construction. A] MAJOR EXAMPLES OF CONJUNCTIONS AND CONJUCTIVES IN OLUNYALA (K). The following are the main examples of the conjunctions and conjuctives categorised basing on their function. 1. Conjunctions and conjuctives of addition. ~achio~achio nende (as well as/ vilevile) Students as well as teachers got a beating from the madman.  Abasomi bachiobachio nende abalimu banyoye esikhupo okhuchula khu mulalu oyo. Ako elubeka (fauka ya hayo/ besides that) Besides that, this child is a thief.  Ako elubeka , omwana ono mwibi. Bombi...nende... (Both...and) Both Mulati and S...

The following are interjections and exclamations found in  Olunyala (K).  The  Olunyala (K)  is a sub-dialect of Luhya language spoken by the Abanyala in Kakamega. Olunyala (K) is internationally coded as ISO 939-3 nle. Interjections and exclamations in Olunyala (K) are used to add emotions and meaning to ideas during communication. A] List of Olunyala interjection and exclamations. Aa!   [à:]  (a) Used for surprise. Aa, so you are the winner? (b) Used for despise. Aa, this share is too small for us to share. (c) Used for disgust or dismisal. Aa, this smells bad. d) Used to express pleasure. Aaa ! [ á:]  To show dismay. Aaa, did you do it by yourself really? A-a ! [āà]   a) Used for excruciating tingling pain. Aa-a, the pain is coming in waves. (a) Used to show refusal. Aa-a, it is not true. A-bayee !  [á:βà ˌje:]  Contempt. A-bayee, why are you moving close to me yet there is space there. A-po!  [áˈpo]   To show...