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Tumbuka 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.
Tumbuka 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.
Tumbuka: Approximately 2 million speakers. Luo: Approximately 5 million speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Tumbuka to Luo — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Monileni | Amosou |
| Muŵe na mulenji uwemi | Odhiambo maber |
| Muŵe na masana ghawemi | Odiechieng' maber |
| Mazuŵa ghawemi | Odhiambo maber |
| Ugone makola | Otieno maber |
| Muŵe na umoyo uwemi | Mos |
| Tizamuwonana pamanyuma | Wabiro nenore bang'e |
| Tizamuwonana machero | Waneno kiny |
| Mwapokelereka | Orwak |
| Kasi muli wuli? | Itimo nade? |
| Ndili makora, nawonga | An maber, erokamano |
| Muŵe na zuŵa liwemi | Be kod odiechieng' maber |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Chonde | Akwayi |
| Nkhuwonga | Erokamano |
| Nkhuwonga comene | Erokamano ahinya |
| Mwapokelereka | Irwako |
| Enya | Eh |
| Yayi | Onge |
| Niphepiskani | Timna ng'uono |
| Nkhuphepiska | Akwayo ng'uono |
| Palije suzgo | Onge chandruok |
| Kukamba uneneska | En adier |
| Tikumuwongani | Puoch gi pak |
| Mwaŵi | Bed gi mor maber |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Kasi zina linu ndi njani? | Nyingi en ng'a? |
| Nkhukondwa kukumana namwe | Amor romo kodi |
| Kasi imwe mwafuma nkhu? | Iwuok kanye? |
| Uli na vyaka vilinga? | In gi higni adi? |
| Ndine msambiri | An japuonjre |
| Ndili kuno pa holide | An kae e odiechienge mag yweyo |
| Ndili pano chifukwa cha ntchito | An kae nikech tich |
| Uyu ni mubwezi wane | Mae en osiepna |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Chimoza | Achiel |
| Ŵaŵiri | Ariyo |
| Vitatu | Adek |
| Ŵanayi | Ang'wen |
| Vinkhondi | Abich |
| Sikisi | Auchiel |
| Vinkhondi na viŵiri | Abiriyo |
| Eyiti | Aboro |
| Naini | Abiriyo |
| Khumi | Apar |
| Zana limoza | Mia achiel |
| Chikwi chimoza | Achiel gi gana |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Lero | Kawuono |
| Mawa | Kiny |
| Mayiro | Nyalo |
| Sono | Koro |
| Pamanyuma | Bang'e |
| Kasi ni nyengo wuli? | En saa adi? |
| Mu m'maŵa . | E odhiambo |
| Mazuŵa ghano | E otieno |
| Mande | Jumapil |
| Lachisanu | Jumapil |
| Sabata yikwiza | Juma mabiro |
| Ora limoza | Sa achiel |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Kasi chimbuzi chili nkhu? | To ot mar lwok ni kanye? |
| Kasi siteshoni ya sitima yili nkhu? | To stesen mar gari mar ng’wech ni kanye? |
| Kasi chiŵanja cha ndege chili nkhu? | To kar ng’iepo ndege ni kanye? |
| Kasi ningafika wuli? | Ere kaka anyalo chopo kuno? |
| Tembenukani ku mazere | Loki yo ma korachwich |
| Tembenukirani kumalyero | Loki korka achich |
| Lutani mwakunyoloka | Dhi nyime maler |
| Lili pafupi na . | En machiegni |
| Ni kutali | En kama bor |
| Ndazgeŵa | Alalalo |
| Nkhukhumba taxi | Adwaro teksi |
| Kasi ningagura nkhu tikiti? | Ang’o ma inyalo nyiewoe tiket? |
| Kasi tikiti yake njakukwana wuli? | Tiket en pesa maromo nade? |
| Kasi nchamachitiko kwenda? | Be en gima ber wuotho? |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Ndili na njara | An gi kech |
| Ndili na nyota | An gi riyo kaayo |
| Maji, chonde | Pi, yie |
| Chonde, thebulu la ŵanthu ŵaŵiri | Mesa mar ji ariyo, yie |
| Menyu, chonde | Menyu, yie |
| Kasi imwe mukuyowoya vichi? | Ang’o ma inyalo paro? |
| Ndingatemwa ichi | Agombo ni |
| Ni vyakunowa | Omit ahinya |
| Bill, chonde | Oboke, yie |
| Nkhurya nyama yayi | Ok acham ring'o |
| Nkhuŵa na aleji ya vyakurya | An gi alerji mar chiemo |
| Khofi | Kahawa |
| Tiyi | Chai |
| Chingwa | Mkate |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Kasi ivi vikudura wuli? | Be gino nyalo kelo pesa marom ng’eny nade? |
| Ni vyakudura chomene | En gima nengone tek ahinya |
| Kasi mukuzomera makadi gha ngongoli? | Be iyie gi kadi mag pesa? |
| Nkhuwona waka | An mana aneno |
| Nizamutora | Abiro kawo |
| Julani | Yaw |
| Kujalika | Olor |
| Kuloŵa | Yor donjo |
| Fumanimo | Wuok |
| Kasi msika uli nkhu? | Bende chiro ni kanye? |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Wovwirani | Kony |
| Yimbirani dokotala | Luong laktar |
| Yimbirani ŵapolisi | Goch ne obila |
| Nkhukhumba wovwiri | Adwaro kony |
| Nkhulwara | An gi tuo |
| Kasi chipatala chili nkhu? | Osiptal ni kanye? |
| Kasi pharmacy yili nkhu? | To duka mar yath ni kanye? |
| Kukupweteka apa | Owinjo marach kae |
| Nkhukhumba dokotala | Adwaro laktar |
| Kasi pali chipatala pafupi? | Be nitie osiptal machiegni? |
| Tumbuka | Luo |
|---|---|
| Kasi mukuyowoya Chingelezi? | Be ing’eyo dho Ingresa? |
| Nkhupulikiska yayi | Ok winjo tiend wachno |
| Nkhupulikiska | Awinjo tiend wachno |
| Chonde yowoyani mwakuchedwa | Yie mondo iwuo mos mos |
| Chonde bwerezganipo kuti | Yie mondo iduok wachno |
| Chonde lembani pasi . | Yie mondo indik piny |
| Kasi fundo iyi yikung’anamurachi? | Mano nyiso ang’o? |
| Kasi imwe mukuyowoya wuli nthena? | Ere kaka inyalo wacho wachni? |
| Nkhusambira | Apuonjora |
| Nkhuyowoya pachoko | Awuoyo matin |
| Kasi munganiwovwira? | Be inyalo konya? |
| Nkhumanya yayi | 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.
Primarily spoken in northern Malawi, eastern Zambia, and parts of southern Tanzania.
Uses the Latin script.
Features a tonal system where pitch can change word meanings.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes typical of Bantu languages.
Includes loanwords from English and neighboring Bantu languages.
Part of the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family.
Latin script.
Standardized during the colonial period; used in education and media.
Approximately 2 million speakers.
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