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Lesson 37 : Ziimbu (Songs of Logooli)

Pic: Muami Mugasu, a famous drum-singer among the Logooli Logooli music is unmatched! Listen to the sweet melodies below and tell us!  ... The lyrics are courtesy of structural writing to assist in deciphering voice-word meaning. 3. Vohovole pupils' (listen) Ijiliki ikuumulanga io Ijiliki ikuumulanga io... Ikuumulanga sya iali iitu! Zyi muvoolele baaba na maama Vakaana vazya muliteenya Inyaanza iavaigalila nzilili nzilili! Vakaana vatano vazya muliteenya Vanyoola lilina lia liaga Vavoolela mulala ingila muo Na uo aaingila muo vuangu Woi woi Woi woi Vanyoola liliina lia liaga Woi woi Woi woi Na uo aaingila muo vuangu! Nali naitema kileenge muinzu mua nali Naitema naitema kino Nasuunga munzu mua nali Nisuusu... nisuusu! *** 2. Kuba magulu! ( listen ) Magoondi gaa mu'mba muno  simutula kuakina kuba! Zimbuli zia mu'mba muno  Simutula kuakina kuba! Kuba magulu mangusanguse Mangusanguse... muoyo guidoola! Guidoola... singila mazi! Singila mazi kasaata inda kamala! Aakamala kaha...
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Root-only words of Logooli

 A word in Ururogōri is defined as a unit of meaning with only one root. The unit can be as simple as an exclamation or as complex as an agglutinated doing word. A root carries the basic word meaning. 

The following words for instance are root-based. There are no affixes added. 

1. Vivāmbaririzi [Adverbs] 

These words do stand alone, their roots are not extended by affixation. The examples are:

  • - Garaha [Ugēnde garaha udūke eua uzyizā]
  • - Rigari [Akori egāsi erahi rigari]
  • - Kitarēta [Niahāmbiki amanya amoromerera kitarēta]

2. Vihugi [Interjections]

They also have only one unchanging root word, these expressions of surprise. The example words are:

  • - Ma! [Umuana aakomera ma!]
  • - Esu! [Reka zimbēmba, esu!]
  • - Korikokooo! [Edāywa eragurānga korikokooo!]

3. Vikorwa viniga [Imperative Verbs]

When doing words are addressed directly in speech, the speaker tends to drop any affixes. Here the word ‘heard’ is largely a root, of intended message. 

  • - Rima [rima kutāge zinguza]
  • - Kera [kera kunyōre mavēre]
  • - Hurira [hurira zinzuki zivūyā]

4. Virānge via kase [Common nouns]

These nouns, by continual use, dropped their prefix morpheme and it might be assumed they never had. They include:

  • - [mu]bāba [Vuuchyē bāba] 
  • - [mu]kōza [Kōza vadūki vurahi]
  • - [mu]gūku [Aaivura bāba ni gūku]



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