In every language, greetings are really, really important for people. So here are a few expressions:
|
When you arrive |
When you leave |
| Moyo! / Mioyo yenu ayi! Salut! Hi!Wetù awu! Bonjour! Hello! Betù abu! Maalu kaayì? (or bìshi, more colloquial) Malu mimpà* Ndi bimpà* Kàdi wêwa? / Kàdi neenù? Mêma pàànyì, ndi bimpà* /Tudi bimpà* Mapyà** mapyà** kaayì? Kakwena bwalu bupyà** bupyà** |
Kàdi nushiya. Neetù monangana. Je vous laisse. au revoir I’m leaving. Good bye.Waya bimpa* Bon retour Return well Lààla bimpà* Neetù monangana malaba Neetù monangana kabidi Shààla bîmpà*/shààlaayi bîmpà* |
*In Ciluba, depending on the region the speaker is from, they will say “bimpa” or “bimpe”. This is valid for many words. you will come across this kind of word very often.
** The letter P is aspired when place in front of “i” sound. You need to blow a little of air between your lips as you pronounce it.
Waya Bimpa: udi bua kua mbibua nansha diba didi muntu wasa luendu, anyi unushiya, unudi basomba nenda nzubu umua. Nenku waya bimpa udi mua kuikala: Bon depart, bonne route, anyi bon voyage… mu anglais bidi mua kuikala: Have a nice trip,…
Bua kudianyi dimona “Bon retour” udi nanga nanga wambibua diba didi muntu mu kuendela buenyi ukadi ukuata njila bua kupingana. Nanga nanga tudi mua kuamba se: upingana bimpa, dipingana dilenga…, mu anglais bidi mu kuikala: see you! take care! next time!…
Ndi munanga muakulu wetu bikole, kadi tshiena mua kuamba se ndi mu upilule.
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Twasakidila! ^^
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je veux apprendre le ciluba. comment allez vous m’aider?
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Great stuff, we’re learning something everyday. We the luba’s in diaspora. Neetu’ monangana malaba.
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