Stories, videos and pictures that open the world of common Bukusu proverbs with meanings. Enjoy African proverbs from a sub-tribe of the Luhya of Kenya. For a complete list, visit our page on Bukusu proverbs. Further, learn more about the Bukusu here.
Get wiser, learn from easy to remember moral sayings full of insight and counsel passed on from our forefathers. Join us as we explore the meaning of the Luhya Bukusu proverb “omubukusu akhwima busuma lakini sakhwima elomo ta.” Not only will you get to know similar Luhya proverbs, but you’ll also get inspired and transformed … Read more
Let’s get better together. Be wiser by learning from simple, insightful moral sayings and counsel passed on from our forefathers. Join us as we explore the meaning of the Luhya proverb “Kunamuningie kwabolela efurusi kuli koo khulichanga alala, wumbolele nochakhulia”. Not only will you get to know similar Luhya proverbs, but you’ll also get inspired … Read more
Fake or real? Your ride or die girl? Fair weather friend, bro for life? When it comes to relationships let’s admit that we all battle with these questions every once in a while. And there’s nothing wrong with that, assessing if a relationship is a drain or mutual; but it does strain a relationship if … Read more
Meet the Bukusu proverb ‘slippery ground has no king’. In Lubukusu Burerere sebuli ne omwami ta. You can also say Bumuimiu seburia omwami. Meaning and use of this Bukusu proverb Some situations or circumstances or happenstance is life have no regard for social status or self bravado. You could use this proverb to warn someone … Read more
We explore the meaning of the Bukusu saying sikolonjo sialinda ekunda. In the process, we shed light on aspects of the traditional Bukusu land tenure system, pottery and circumcision. Sikolonjo sialinda ekunda in English “Potsherds look after (take care of) the land.” It was during sisingilo of Bachuma II, between 1972 to 1986, when the … Read more
Poverty will make you dance at your in-laws. The meaning of the Bukusu proverb ‘kumutambo kukila wakhina ebukhwe’ through the unfortunate story of Maelo. A story is told of one Maelo who visited his daughter. His daughter was married in a well off family. Food was served. Maelo with his friends dined. Alcohol was also … Read more
Find the English translation and meaning of the Bukusu proverb engila sebolela okenda. English The road does not tell the traveler what lies ahead. What is the meaning of bukusu proverb engila sebolela okenda This Bukusu proverb is about the uncertainties of life. Truth is only arrived at by walking the journey to its full … Read more
Omwami kafwile engwe yasalile is a Bukusu saying in which Mbukusu mourns the death of an important person in society- omwami. In this article, we learn the meaning of this saying as we appreciate the richness of Luhya culture. Meaning of omwami kafwile engwe yasalile The king/big man/ respected person is dead the leopard has … Read more
Meaning of Bukusu proverb kukhoya kwabirira emukali; a proverb of great comfort when life deals us bad luck. One morning, just this May, my family woke up to sad news. The night to that subuyi had been wet from a heavy downpour, the type my people call embembesi. Our compound rests on a flat land … Read more
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 handled it introduced me to a Bukusu proverb on picking up the pieces ‘omubayi abechanga ne kumubano’; more importantly it taught me about resilience. First, … Read more
