Luhya
Language Details
| Family | Niger-Congo |
Hebrew Comparisons
| Word | Meaning | Hebrew Word | Transliteration | Hebrew Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lukhamba | bark, outer skin | גַב | gab | from an unused root meaning to hollow or curve; (compare גֵּו and גּוּף); the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.; back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring. |
| khatɛ | to cut | גָּדַד | gâdad | a primitive root (compare גּוּד); to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into); assemble (selves by troops), gather (selves together, self in troops), cut selves. |