Ikoma (Eghiikoma)

Ikoma is a Northeast Bantu language spoken by about 36,000 people in the Serengeti District of the Mara Region on the south shore of Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania. In particular, it is spoken in the villages of Robanda, Burunga, Nyichoka and Mugumu.

The Ikoma, Nata and Isenye are separate ethnic groups who speak closely related languages known collectively as Ikoma or Ikoma-Nata-Isenye. A way to write Ikoma with the Latin alphabet was developed by SIL linguists and Ikoma Bible translators in the early 21st century. The same alphabet is used for Nata and Isenye.

Ikoma alphabet and pronunciation

Notes

Ikoma has a high and a low tone. These are not usually marked in writing.

Download an alphabet chart for Ikoma (Excel)

Sample text

Yesu akabhabhoorera akabhugha, “Hano mookubha morasabha Eryobha, mubhe morasabha hangʼu, ‘Taata [wiito uno onyi Mwishaaro], eriina reecho reghongibhu. Obhutëmi bhoocho bhuuche, [amiigha ghaacho ghahikeerane, hano mo‑se kinya iyo Mwishaaro.]
Otuhë chaasiko choose amënda ghiito.
Otwabhërë amasari ghiito, kinya tokwabhëra bhano bhaghotutaaseri. Wiiki otatusöhi mo‑masaki, [amare ototoori no Omobhisa wuure].’”

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/3274/LUK.11.NTK

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample videos in Ikoma

Links

Information about Ikoma
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikoma_language
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/ntk
http://www.language-archives.org/language/ntk

Bantu languages

Bangi, Basaa, Bemba, Bena, Benga, Bhaca, Bukusu, Bulu, Central Teke, Chichewa, Chokwe, Chuwabu, Comorian, Digo, Duala, Eton, Ewondo, Fang, Ganda/Luganda, Gogo, Gusii, Gwere, Haya, Hehe, Herero, Ibinda, Ikizu, Ikoma, Jita, Kamba, Kiga, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kisi, Kongo, Konjo, Koti, Kukuya, Kunda, Kuria, Lambya, Lingala, Loma, Lozi, Luba-Katanga, Luchazi, Lunda, Luvale, Makaa, Makonde, Makhuwa, Mandekan, Maore, Masaaba, Mbukushu, Mbunda, Mende, Mongo, Mushungulu, Mwani, Nambya, Nande, Nkore, North Teke, Northern Ndebele (South Africa), Northern Ndebele (Zimbabwe), Northern Sotho, Nyamwezi, Nyakyusa, Nyemba, Nyole, Nyungwe, Nzadi, Oroko, OshiWambo, Pagibete, Punu, Ronga, Safwa, Sena, Sengele, Shona, Soga, Songe, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Sukuma, Swahili, Swati, Tanga, Tembo, Tonga, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswa, Tswana, Tumbuka, Umbundu, Venda, Vwanji, Xhosa, Yao, Yasa, Zigula, Zinza, Zulu

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 04.11.24. Last modified: 04.11.24

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