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Lesson 37 : Ziimbu (Songs of 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. *** 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 kahaanda kumugongo! Kumugongo... mama kiligisa!  Kiligisa... akubaanga kia galaha!  Kia galaha... kia musuumba atahulila!  Musuumba niatulila indaangu Aaloveeli!  Vaani... aaloveeli!  "Valugaanga! Valugaanga vuchima vua mugaamba ni mahaandala!  Zyi muteeve mukaana asyezanga... Uze - uze - uze !  Akali mukeele noho! *** Mukeele ua Hamisi (listen) Mukeele ua Hamisi A aaa woi woi nlalila  Mukeele ua Hamisi  Aaa wooi nlalila  Asyezanga masya A aaa woi woi nlalila  Asyezanga masya  Aaa wooi nlalila...
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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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