Meaning of ingoko, a popular Luhya word. Learn origin, find synonyms and variations from different Luhya dialects, and links to stories to deepen your cultural understanding.
Definitions of ingoko
noun
Hen. A female bird that lays eggs.
Plural or singular form
- Chíingokho (Bukusu language),
- Zingoko (Maragoli language)
Variations
engoko (Maragoli)
Synonyms for ingoko
Learn Luhya words of same, similar or close meaning to engoko.
Homophones – similar sounding Bantu words
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Beyond the everyday: Culture and meaning of ingoko among the Maragoli and larger Luhya
- How a popular agribusiness brand with roots in mulembe, Engoko Kuku Farmer, cleverly exploited the recognition of this Luhya word to cut a niche for itself.
- Know about chicken in Luhya culture through the Bukusu proverb: Nololelela nisyo engokho elia sokilia ta! If you look at what chicken eat, you’ll never eat chicken.
- More on chicken through Luhya proverbs in the Bukusu proverb: Engokho netima nekamala ke yasie euka eli yosi seli nako ta! Whenever a living chicken gets a chance to run with the insides of a chicken that’s been slaughtered, it runs as fast as it can not knowing that it too has insides.
- Learn how to make chicken the Luhya way by first learning how to make the traditional salt munyu kwa lukhaye.
About Kimaragoli
The Maragoli or Mulogoli is a Bantu tribe that’s one of the larger houses of the Luhya supra-community that’s presently mainly domiciled in Western Kenya. Maragoli language or Lulogooli, Logoli is the tongue of Maragoli. Join us and learn how to speak Maragoli language. Start of with our free lessons in Maragoli language. Build your vocabulary with our stories from Maragoli culture whose narrative harnesses the richness of L’logoli in telling our origin, beliefs and way of life. Hop on our continuous search for the meaning of different Maragoli proverbs and sayings. Test yourself with our dalliance at the intersections, such as in our ongoing Kinyarwanda-Lulogooli and Lingala- Luhya discourse. Let’s get you started with Kimaragoli, with our mega post: Learn Maragoli Online: The Mulembe Nation list of 60+ common Maragoli words, their translation and meaning.
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