Tukusanyukidde
The Luganda word for "welcome" is Tukusanyukidde.
Tukusanyukidde is the standard, polite way to greet guests upon their arrival at a home, office or event.
Meaning: greeting given upon someone's arrival (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word Tukusanyukidde literally translates to 'We have rejoiced because of you' or 'We are happy to have you'.
Which one should you use?
While Tukusanyukidde means 'We welcome you', the form Nkusanyukidde is used when a single person is welcoming someone.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form Tukusanyukidde uses the tu- prefix, indicating that the speakers are a group (we) welcoming the visitor.
Did you know?
- While Tukusanyukidde is the word for 'welcome', guests in Buganda are often greeted with a physical gesture of bowing slightly or a handshake where the forearm is supported by the other hand to show respect.
- Luganda is an agglutinative language, meaning Tukusanyukidde is not a single word in the English sense but a complex chain where prefixes and suffixes are added to a root to build a whole sentence.
- Luganda is a tonal language, meaning that changing the pitch of the syllables in Tukusanyukidde can technically change the meaning of the word, though context usually clarifies the greeting.
Examples in context
- Tukusanyukidde.Welcome.This sentence is useful for practicing the greeting Tukusanyukidde.Tatoeba #12929352 by ecorralest101, translation #138919 by CM
- Tukusanyukidde nnyo ku luggedi.We welcome you very much to the island.
Example conversation
Babirye greets Ssebo as he arrives at her home.
- BabiryeTukusanyukidde, Ssebo!Welcome, sir!
- SseboKansi, weebale nnyo.Thank you very much.
- BabiryeGenda weebale, jangu weebaze.Please, come inside.
- SseboKale, njagala kujja.Okay, I would like to come.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
