Literal meaning Speak better Lulogoli, get to know the translation and meaning of common Maragoli proverbs and sayings Maragoli Proverbs and Sayings Mulembe Nation is home to the Internet’s largest collection of Maragoli proverbs and sayings; including tit bits on their use and meaning. Plus links to delightful and insightful stories on our heritage and … Read more
Literal meaning of amazi gavula omwyoyo mmbi is: Water does not have an evil or bad heart Meaning of Maragoli Luhya saying amazi gavula omwyoyo mmbi This phrase is the Maragoli way of saying water is life. All usual precautions taken into account, we have all drank, washed or used otherwise water from different sources … Read more
Literal meaning: To be written a job. This Maragoli phrase means to be engaged or get employed. My thoughts are that it arose from colonial times or from western culture where one is given papers (pass or contract respectively) to signify their being employed. Speak better Lulogoli, get to know the translation and meaning of … Read more
Literal Meaning: ?Go away?. Used to dismiss someone’s point of view or the person themselves. Similar to the phrase ?reka agogo? although this phrase is commonly used in anger or in a way to challenge another, it is also used in normal joyful conversation between friends when the other says something that is unbeliveable or … Read more
Inda in Maragoli refers to the abdomen area. Often when one talks of inda in relation to a female, they are refering to their possible pregnant state. Therefore, the phrase herita inda means to be with child. Alternatively, one can say ave inda in reference to one being in the family way. Speak better Lulogoli, … Read more
Literal meaning; the mouth of the breast. This phrase is a decent, culturally sensitive way to refer to the nipple. In this phrase, the breast is thought of as a feeding bottle. See also: Omunwa gwa ijuba. Speak better Lulogoli, get to know the translation and meaning of common Maragoli proverbs and sayings Maragoli Proverbs … Read more
Literal meaning: My first husband. In Maragoli culture, figuratively speaking, a woman husbands include her husbands brothers, cousins or such like relations that her husband can call brother. Speak better Lulogoli, get to know the translation and meaning of common Maragoli proverbs and sayings Maragoli Proverbs and Sayings Mulembe Nation is home to the Internet’s … Read more
Get to know the definition and meaning of kutsya kusembela imiogo. Literal meaning To go to weed cassava plants. Full, deeper meaning of kutsya kusembela imiogo This phrase is commonly used by younger, contemporary folks among the Maragoli to refer to a person who has died. The implied meaning is from the fact that cassavas … Read more
Literal meaning of this phrase is that foolishness has got no cure. This phrase compares well in meaning with the quote ?The difference between genius and stupidity is that even genius has its limits.? attributed to Percy Williams Bridgman, an American physicist who received the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the … Read more
This Maragoli phrase is similar in meaning to the English saying ?Do not carry all your eggs in one basket.? The phrase warns against placing all your efforts, hopes or bets in one place. It encourages diversification to avoid losing it all if anything goes wrong. Speak better Lulogoli, get to know the translation and … Read more
