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Translation: Omubukusu akhwima busuma lakini sakhwima elomo ta in English
A Bukusu can even deny you food but can’t afford to deny you (the latest) gossip
Meaning of omubukusu akhwima busuma lakini sakhwima elomo ta
With no shame, I have boasted here time and again how rich the Bukusu language is. It is only in Lubukusu that one can casually say ‘embwa ya wele‘, dogs of god, and not stroke sentiments of blasphemy. More than any other language I speak, I find Lubukusu to have a word for each action, complete with adjectives to emphasize and exaggerate sounds and feelings.
Not only are my people are blessed with words, but we are not shy in using them for your average Lubukusu speaker is a gifted storyteller. Story telling or its uglier side, gossip, is something that comes naturally to us. Thus, the saying: “A Bukusu can even deny you food but can’t afford to deny you the latest gossip.”
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