Feeling out of your depth? This Maragoli saying ‘mbe mwiga muturi’ is the perfect comfort, helping you regain control and confidence

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It’s happened to most of us, feeling out of your depth. If it’s yet to happen, trust me when I say it’s a fact of life. What some have labeled … Read more

Learn Lubukusu online: The Mulembe Nation list of 33+ common kinship terms, words for relatives and family members in Bukusu language

poster with man sleeping on couch with words words for relatives and family members in Bukusu

In this article, we’re going to look at the kinship terms and family words needed to refer to relatives and family members in Bukusu language. Post highlights Immediate relatives and … Read more

Learn Luhya online: The Luhya Lingala connection – 22 different words, four tongues, similar sound, same meaning

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Gather your loved ones. Here’s yet another of our absolutely free lessons through which you get to learn how to speak Luhya. Ile ya kuomba maji. This time, we meet … Read more

From caterpillars that sooth children to those that bring death: All about lisa (caterpillars) among the Bukusu

multicolored sparsely haired caterpillar known as lisa lilela bana among green forage

Back when I was a small girl, the days when I was still dressed like eswa efure, a termite with without wings, life in the village had its joys and … Read more

50+ Names of birds in Bukusu, a Luhya language of East Africa

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Planning on going bird watching? Kakamega forest in Kakamega and Vihiga counties is a heaven for bird watchers. Pack along this list of names of birds in Bukusu as it … Read more

'Nacha nacha nacha' the play folk song: A fun way to learn Lubukusu – meet the Bukusu words for tortoise, gazelle and more

cartoon drawing of tortoise, one of the subjects of the Bukusu kids song nacha nacha

A fun way to learn Lubukusu through the much loved Bukusu play folk song: nacha nacha nacha. Folk songs are an important part of a community’s oral literature. This because … Read more