How to say I love you in Maragoli. Yanza is the Maragoli word for Love. To say I love you in Maragoli, you add ‘nda’ and the prefix ‘ku’ (verb) to say: Nda kuyanza. One can add the word iligali, pronounced i-ri-guh-ri, so that they say: ‘ nda kuyanza iligali’ to mean that they love … Read more
There’s no single word to say I miss you in Bukusu language, Lubukusu. That said, the following phrases maybe of help. The Bukusu word liofu, like it’s variant mahoru in Lulogooli is more about longing than missing. In Maragoli language, Lulogooli or Kimaragoli, one uses the word mahoru. Therefore, you can simply say Mbe na … Read more
Want to learn a bit of Luhya? This is how to say where are you going in Luhya language. We start off with the Maragoli and Bukusu dialects. In the Luhya language of Maragoli/ Lulogoli / Kimaragoli Uziza hai? Uzia hai? Informal Uhenzi hai? An English equivalent is: “Where are you headed?” Meaning of words … Read more
Common personal and possessive pronouns in Bukusu language. Find common use with sentences and translations. Bukusu language or Lubukusu is the tongue of Babukusu, the largest of the 18 houses of Mulembe Nation About learning Bukusu language with mulembe nation Select resources to learn Bukusu language: Emojis in Bukusu; Common Bukusu words and phrases relating … Read more
In this installment of our Bukusu language lesson series for beginners, we learn the names of human excretions, fluids and body secretions in Bukusu language – Lubukusu In this ARTICLE Learn Bukusu language: A short guide Blood and related Nose, eyes and mouth Torso Urine Poo Read this article together with 100+ Human body parts … Read more
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 … Read more
Learn how to speak Maragoli with us! Today, we’ve curated a list of 14 common Maragoli phrases to spice up your speech, and sound like a ‘proper’ Mulogooli. Remember to pair this lesson with our free lessons on learning to speak Luhya. Not only will revisiting these resources on learning Luhya help reduce attrition of … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Learn Isukha language with us – the home of everything Mulembe. Lwisukha or Luisukha or Isukha language is the tongue of the Isukha, the house of Mulembe Nation known as the bull fighters
