You asked, “How does one say thank you in Maragoli?” We’ve answered with six unique ways that will have you covered in any situation or occasion. Speakers of other Luhya dialects might disagree, but Lulogooli/ Lulogoli/ Llogoori/ KiMaragoli/ Maragoli is one of the easiest languages to learn, especially for Bantu speakers. One can say that … Read more
We saw how some Maragoli words have similar pronunciation and meaning with Kinyarwanda words. Moreover, we have also explored a clutch of Maragoli words that sound like Kinyarwanda words, but mean different things. Today, we go pure Kimaragoli, Uloogoli, L’logoli or Maragori if you like. We have curated a list of 60+ common Maragoli words … Read more
In our previous post on the Kinyarwanda and Maragoli connection, we traced the roots of these two East African Bantu languages spoken by a combined over 15 million East Africans to that point before the great divergence in central Africa. Today, we highlight what the two languages, Lulogooli and Kinyarwanda, carried with themselves. Our focus … Read more
The world renown, Kwita Inzina, the Rwandan gorilla naming ceremony that takes place annually at the Kinigi headquarters of Volcanoes national park, had me curious. The words, Kwita Inzina, reminded us of home as they sounded so close to my tongue. Now this happenstance isn’t uncommon among Bantu languages. However, it still got me curious … Read more
