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Swahili and Luo are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.
Swahili belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Luo belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.
Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Swahili: Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region. Luo: Approximately 5 million speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Swahili to Luo — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Habari | Amosou |
| Habari za asubuhi | Odhiambo maber |
| Habari za mchana | Odiechieng' maber |
| Habari za jioni | Odhiambo maber |
| Usiku mwema | Otieno maber |
| Kwaheri | Mos |
| Tuonane baadaye | Wabiro nenore bang'e |
| Tuonane kesho | Waneno kiny |
| Karibu | Orwak |
| Habari yako? | Itimo nade? |
| Sijambo, asante | An maber, erokamano |
| Uwe na siku njema | Be kod odiechieng' maber |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Tafadhali | Akwayi |
| Asante | Erokamano |
| Asante sana | Erokamano ahinya |
| Mnakaribishwa | Irwako |
| Ndiyo | Eh |
| Hapana | Onge |
| Samahani | Timna ng'uono |
| Samahani | Akwayo ng'uono |
| Hakuna tatizo | Onge chandruok |
| Bila shaka | En adier |
| Hongera sana | Puoch gi pak |
| Bahati nzuri | Bed gi mor maber |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Jina lako ni nani? | Nyingi en ng'a? |
| Nimefurahi kukutana nawe | Amor romo kodi |
| Unatoka wapi? | Iwuok kanye? |
| Una umri gani? | In gi higni adi? |
| Mimi ni mwanafunzi | An japuonjre |
| Niko hapa likizo | An kae e odiechienge mag yweyo |
| Niko hapa kwa kazi | An kae nikech tich |
| Huyu ni rafiki yangu | Mae en osiepna |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Moja | Achiel |
| Mbili | Ariyo |
| Tatu | Adek |
| Nne | Ang'wen |
| Tano | Abich |
| Sita | Auchiel |
| Saba | Abiriyo |
| Nane | Aboro |
| Tisa | Abiriyo |
| Kumi | Apar |
| Mia moja | Mia achiel |
| Elfu moja | Achiel gi gana |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Leo | Kawuono |
| Kesho | Kiny |
| Jana | Nyalo |
| Sasa | Koro |
| Baadaye | Bang'e |
| Ni saa ngapi? | En saa adi? |
| Asubuhi | E odhiambo |
| Wakati wa jioni | E otieno |
| Jumatatu | Jumapil |
| Ijumaa | Jumapil |
| Wiki ijayo | Juma mabiro |
| Saa moja | Sa achiel |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Bafuni iko wapi? | To ot mar lwok ni kanye? |
| Kituo cha gari moshi kiko wapi? | To stesen mar gari mar ng’wech ni kanye? |
| Uwanja wa ndege uko wapi? | To kar ng’iepo ndege ni kanye? |
| Nitafikaje huko? | Ere kaka anyalo chopo kuno? |
| Pinduka kushoto | Loki yo ma korachwich |
| Geuka kulia | Loki korka achich |
| Nenda mbele moja kwa moja | Dhi nyime maler |
| Iko karibu | En machiegni |
| Ni mbali | En kama bor |
| Nimepotea | Alalalo |
| Nahitaji teksi | Adwaro teksi |
| Je, ninaweza kununua tikiti wapi? | Ang’o ma inyalo nyiewoe tiket? |
| Tikiti ni shilingi ngapi? | Tiket en pesa maromo nade? |
| Je, ni salama kutembea? | Be en gima ber wuotho? |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Nina njaa | An gi kech |
| Nina kiu | An gi riyo kaayo |
| Maji, tafadhali | Pi, yie |
| Jedwali la watu wawili, tafadhali | Mesa mar ji ariyo, yie |
| Menyu, tafadhali | Menyu, yie |
| Je, unapendekeza nini? | Ang’o ma inyalo paro? |
| Ningependa hii | Agombo ni |
| Ni ladha | Omit ahinya |
| Mswada, tafadhali | Oboke, yie |
| Sili nyama | Ok acham ring'o |
| Nina mzio wa chakula | An gi alerji mar chiemo |
| Kahawa | Kahawa |
| Chai | Chai |
| Mkate | Mkate |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Hii inagharimu kiasi gani? | Be gino nyalo kelo pesa marom ng’eny nade? |
| Ni ghali sana | En gima nengone tek ahinya |
| Je, unakubali kadi za mkopo? | Be iyie gi kadi mag pesa? |
| Natafuta tu | An mana aneno |
| Nitaichukua | Abiro kawo |
| Fungua | Yaw |
| Imefungwa | Olor |
| Kiingilio | Yor donjo |
| Toka | Wuok |
| Soko liko wapi? | Bende chiro ni kanye? |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Msaada | Kony |
| Piga daktari | Luong laktar |
| Piga polisi | Goch ne obila |
| Nahitaji msaada | Adwaro kony |
| Mimi ni mgonjwa | An gi tuo |
| Hospitali iko wapi? | Osiptal ni kanye? |
| Duka la dawa liko wapi? | To duka mar yath ni kanye? |
| Inauma hapa | Owinjo marach kae |
| Nahitaji daktari | Adwaro laktar |
| Je, kuna hospitali karibu? | Be nitie osiptal machiegni? |
| Swahili | Luo |
|---|---|
| Je, unazungumza Kiingereza? | Be ing’eyo dho Ingresa? |
| Sielewi | Ok winjo tiend wachno |
| Ninaelewa | Awinjo tiend wachno |
| Tafadhali ongea polepole | Yie mondo iwuo mos mos |
| Tafadhali rudia hilo | Yie mondo iduok wachno |
| Tafadhali iandike | Yie mondo indik piny |
| Hii ina maana gani? | Mano nyiso ang’o? |
| Unasemaje hili? | Ere kaka inyalo wacho wachni? |
| Ninajifunza | Apuonjora |
| Naongea kidogo | Awuoyo matin |
| Unaweza kunisaidia? | Be inyalo konya? |
| Sijui | Ok ang'eyo |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Spoken primarily in western Kenya, northern Tanzania, and parts of Uganda.
Uses the Latin script with orthographic adaptations for Luo phonology.
Non-tonal; vowel length is contrastive; consonants are relatively stable.
Generally SVO; uses noun classes and extensive verb morphology to express tense, aspect, and negation.
Includes Swahili and English borrowings due to education and media exposure.
Nilo-Saharan family, Nilotic branch (Western Nilotic subgroup).
Uses Latin script; orthography regulated by local language institutions and educational bodies.
Developed in the colonial era; used for literacy and formal education.
Approximately 5 million speakers.
Spoken in several countries in East Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mozambique, as well as in the African Great Lakes region.
Uses the Latin alphabet, with additional letters CH (ch as in 'church'), DH (dh as in 'this'), GH (gh as in 'giant'), KH (kh as in 'khan'), NG' (ng as in 'sing'), NY (ny as in 'canyon'), SH (sh as in 'shoe'), TH (th as in 'thin'), UU (uu as in 'boot'), and vowels with diacritical marks (É as in 'é', Ó as in 'ó').
Features a distinctive set of sounds, including the 'dh' sound (like 'th' in 'this') and the 'kh' sound (like 'ch' in 'loch').
Subject-verb-object (SVO) order predominates. Features complex verb conjugation and an extensive noun class system.
Includes words from Arabic, Portuguese, English, and other languages due to historical and modern influences.
Part of the Bantu language family, under the Niger-Congo language group.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Arabic script.
Transitioned from Arabic to Latin script during the colonial period.
Approximately 100 million speakers, making it a widely spoken language in East Africa and a lingua franca for the region.
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