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Meaning and translation of kimuga, a common Luhya word from Maragoli language. Learn origin, pronunciation and more.

Meaning and translation of kimuga

Noun.

Gourd

A traditional pot like container used mostly for storing seeds and making milk sour. It is made from the fruit of a climbing, wandering vine plant.

Singular/Plural

Vimuga (Plural)

Practice sentence

Sentence in Lulogooli English Translation
 Vika amabere mu kimuga Put milk in the gourd.

Synonyms in Lulogoli of kimuga

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Words in Luhya with close or similar meaning

Bukusu

  • Emuga (Singular), Chimuga (Plural)

Wanga

Similar sounding Bantu words

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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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