Learn Bukusu Language, speak Lubukusu just like that! 130+ common Bukusu words translations, meaning and pronunciation

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Learn Bukusu language with us, the home of everything Mulembe. Bukusu language or Lubukusu is the tongue of Babukusu, the largest of the 18 houses of Mulembe Nation. Kick off … Read more

Omubayi abechanga ne kumubano: Wisdom to see you through COVID-19 from the Bukusu proverb on picking up the pieces

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This is a story of my close confidant Musa. My Musa is employed as a farm hand in one of my friend’s farms. Once, he suffered a misfortune and how he … Read more

Get rich or die trying: The wisdom of the Bukusu proverb kumutambo kukhunyoa buyinda bukhakhunyoa

You can be born poor, but what excuse do you have for dying poor? Kumutambo kukhunyoa buyinda bukhakhunyoa. All about this Bukusu proverb that reminds us to get our hustle … Read more

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

#AfterDark: Shipoto meaning in English and other coded ways of talking dirty in Bukusu language without being awkward

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So, you took in our tips on how to ask for sex in Bukusu and got lucky. Now the challenge is: how do you get things going? Maybe she likes … 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

The pitiful story of omusinde whose beer delayed khuyusia, how not to suffer kamalwa kakatikhe

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Four things. One: omusinde. Two: a proud father. Three: kamalwa khuyusia, ancestors’ timely but unwelcome lessons, the elusive nature of trust and kamalwa kakatikhe. This is the story of a … Read more

Let us learn how to refer to people in lubukusu: Basic Bukusu nouns referring to people

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Welcome. Come learn Lubukusu with us. Today we introduce you to more basic Bukusu words. Here are 10 Bukusu nouns referring to people. This is how to refer to people … Read more