Fake or real? Your ride or die girl? Fair weather friend, bro for life? When it comes to relationships let’s admit that we all battle with these questions every once in a while. And there’s nothing wrong with that, assessing if a relationship is a drain or mutual; but it does strain a relationship if […]
We loved you Father Christopher Wanyonyi. Born 17th April 1958 died 8th August 2021, died aged 61. ℣. Requiem æternam dona ei (eis), Domine℟. Et lux perpetua luceat ei (eis):℣. Requiescat (-ant) in pace.℟. Amen. subscribe In my chronicles on growing up Luhya, documented on this website, I must have dropped titbits here and there of
A story of how I missed out on my first school trip to Bungoma ASK show, laden with many lessons for life. I failed mathematics in primary school not because I was stupid but because of bitterness, pain and a grudge I harbored towards my mathematics teacher following a painful experience. The incidence was so painful
In this installment of our Bukusu language lesson series for beginners, we name human body organs and human body parts in Bukusu language – Lubukusu. In this ARTICLE Learn Bukusu language resources The head and parts The face The mouth The neck and structures Sex and reproductive organs and body parts Internal organs in Bukusu
100+ Human body parts in Bukusu Language – Lubukusu Read More »
Looking for a name for your baby girl? Well, look no further. 40+ most popular Maragoli baby girl names to consider. See Our Wiki For Full A TO Z List of All Maragoli Girl Names 40+ Most Popular Maragoli baby girl names The Maragoli have some of the most unique and beautiful names for girls.
The year 2020 was the year of the traditional circumcision among the Bukusu. In spite of earlier public health concerns over COVID-19, this important pillar of Luhya society came to pass albeit with less fanfare than usual amidst controversy. Our coverage on this cultural wonder continues with a deep dive unmasking nalulwe, a plant that
A narration and the symbolic meaning of the Bukusu traditional circumcision tradition khukhombia kumukango. An experience designed to stir the lion within. Senje hides herself a few meters from the etiang’i in the path of the initiate. Etiang’i is the pot into which the initiate pours water that they have fetched from the river, early
Learn numbers in Bukusu. Watch the video and get to know how to count 1-10 in Lubukusu. The accompanying text supplies examples that highlight common rules of language when counting in Bukusu language. Numbers in Bukusu, counting 1-10 When counting people, the prefix Ba suffices. As such, one says bandu babili, meaning two people. Or
The Bukusu traditional circumcision ceremony that takes place every even year, is the most attended event in Western Kenya’s rich cultural tourism experience. Whilst most local and foreign visitors get to experience, participate and lose themselves in ‘above board’ events like dancing through the streets with basinde during khuminya or changa style dance, few get
Expand your Bukusu language vocabulary with the following Bukusu idioms about the dog. Learn their meaning and translation. I grew up with a black dog named Toki. Since you know my people cannot pronounce d and g, we joyfully replace the d sound with t and g sound with k. This must have been the
