How to say beautiful in Maragoli language: The complete starter pack – from smooth operator vibes that back in the day confused our mothers, to killer pickup lines that still break ice in modern dating

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How to say beautiful in Maragoli language. 25+ different ways to describe all kinds of beauty in all ways: playful, flirty, honorable and even sensual words and phrases. The most … Read more

How to threaten someone in Maragoli – Growing up uvurogori, these are words your didn’t want to hear a peer utter while down in the herding fields

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Next time someone who speaks lulogooli doesn’t take you seriously, and you need to make them reconsider their stance, look no further. We got you covered. This is how to … Read more

How to threaten someone in Luhya in 15 different ways – from those that roll all day off a Luhya mother’s tounge, to jokes and the not so funny

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Next time anyone who speaks our language doesn’t take you seriously, and you need to make them reconsider their stance, look no further. We got you covered. This is how … Read more

The meaning of khocha in Luhya: 7 life events in Luhya culture that are hallowed by the presence of the irreplaceable khocha/ koza/ kotsa/ kocha/ chomba

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Khocha is a male sibling to your mother. Broadly speaking, in the way African relations are expansive, chomba in Bukusu slang; or kocha, koza or kotsa in lulogooli is any … Read more

Kibabii University’s linguistics lecturer Wakoko Makarios Wanjala insightful Facebook post on 20 useful terms relating to COVID-19 mu Lubukusu

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Twenty useful terms relating to COVID-19 mu Lubukusu, a resource we find useful in this uncertain time of life in the age of coronavirus. We hope that this translation will … Read more

Notable deaths 2020: Wele rest omunying’inyi, omwekesia Ken Walibora Waliaula

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Ken was born Kennedy Walibora Waliaula in 1965 in Bungoma County. Omusinde wa Ruth Nasambu Makali, grew up to accolades such as: ‘Kenyan Shakespeare’, ‘king of Swahili’, ‘Swahili legend’, ‘literal … Read more

Meaning of omwami in Luhya: Revealing 9 different interpretations, some you know most you don’t, from the respect due to a king to humble gratitude

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Some of you might have had a chance of a visit or a stay in western Kenya. If not, then you might have interacted with my people, the Luhya, anywhere … Read more

Khukololosia embulu: The conspiracy between our mothers and their sisters, our aunts, to straighten alligators

Khukololosia embulu is a Bukusu saying that simply means straightening the alligator. There was once a time when I overheard my mum talk to her sister about one of us. … Read more