Farthest west – mumbo is a place dear the Luhya. It is considered home; the place of our origin as a people. It is also the part of Kenya that we ended up inhabiting. East or west, home is best. This section of our website brings the best of the meaning of home to the Luhya people; culture and all…
East and west in Maragoli culture are more than points of a compass or cardinal directions. Join us as we learn what they mean in the life of avalogoli. For mulogoli, east is life thus the sunrise. It is this wanting for life, that a house constructed in the traditional ways of Maragoli culture, will … 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 ‘chenda kalaha yola mumbo’. Not only will you get to know similar Luhya proverbs, but you’ll also get inspired and transformed by honest morals … Read more
How to say beautiful in Maragoli language. 25+ different ways to describe all kinds of beauty in all ways: playful, flirty, honorable and even sensual words and phrases. The most widely used and possibly universally understood description of a beautiful woman in Luhya is “omukhasi eshiombo”. I say this whilst hiding. This is because the … Read more
