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 prove useful as you spread the message and educate yourself and others on the novel coronavirus. Many thanks to omwekesia Omwami Wakoko Makarios Wanjala for availing your intellect with unmatched poise and equipoise in unpacking a host of issues facing the contemporary Mbukusu.
Be INFORMED Be PREPARED Be SMART Be SAFE Be READY to fight #COVID-19.
Some weeks past, as part of our contribution to the fight against COVID-19, we posted an article written almost entirely in Lubukusu on basic protective public health measures that we can all undertake to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
In case you missed out on the article, grab the downloadable infographic below. That said, if omwekesia Makarios had done this timely work on COVID-19 Mu Lubukusu much earlier, we might have done a better job on ours. Nonetheless, tomorrow is ours, and we are better because of it.
Coronavirus
Khaukha kha korona.
Novel coronavirus
Khaukha kha Korona khe khuranga.
Epidemic
Kumuyaka.
Pandemic
Kumuyaka nandauna mwirambo.
Emerging disease
Bulwale bubukha.
Animal-human interface
Sirenya muyaka khu sang’i-no-mundu.
Reservoir
Esebele ye kumuyaka.
Zoonotic
Bulwale-bumusiru.
Transmission
Luambisio.
Person-to-person contact
Luambisio lwo omundu-no-mundu.
more COVID-19 coverage
- Kibisu and mwamba: How a Maragoli folktale can help fight covid-19 by localizing and familiarizing the message of social distancing, quarantine and isolation
- Kibabii University’s linguistics lecturer Wakoko Makarios Wanjala insightful Facebook post on 20 useful terms relating to COVID-19 mu Lubukusu
- Engokho netima nekamala ke yasie euka eli yosi seli nako ta! This Bukusu proverb on self centeredness is a timely warning in the fight against COVID-19
Droplet
Enjasimulo.
Shed
Sikhobokho.
Incubation period
Sise sie enjalulo.
Isolation
Sisialukho.
Quarantine
Karandini.
Contact tracing
Khulonda lukele.
Screening
Khumenielesia.
PCR test
Khurengekha chipong’i che lunyololo.
Reproductive rate:
ARA noti
Superspreader
Omumichi osokhele.
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Binakila
