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How to say beautiful in Maragoli language: The complete starter pack – from smooth operator vibes that back in the day confused our mothers, to killer pickup lines that still break ice in modern dating

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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

Never substituted, always present: The irreplaceable senje in Luhya culture – 6 uncomfortable truths

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Poster importance of senje in luhya culture

Your paternal aunt, senge in Lulogooli, or senje most other ways, is irreplaceable among the people of Mulembe. Six uncomfortable truths on the importance of senje in Luhya culture. There are fewer hallowed relations to be in life such as a senje in Luhya culture. When life is being good to you — weddings and … Read more

Who is senje? Beyond Sauti Sol’s viral hit song into the liberal and strict meaning of senge in Luhya culture

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senje in red upon a dark background

Growing up Luhya, there were fewer things more blasphemous than calling your senje, aunt. Worse, auntie. But who is senge or senje anyway? Highlights According to Sauti Sol’s senje is the ‘random aunt who everyone relates to’. Growing up Luhya, senje is how you and your paternal aunt would call each other. Strictly speaking senje … Read more

Blind Date: Meet The Hilarious and Shocking Luhya Version Of Tinder That Makes Come We Stay Marriages Seem So Romantic

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graphic of mobile phones with interlocking universal male and female symbols depicting online dating, the descendant of the phenomenon we've called the Luhya version of Tinder

If you thought that blind dates are a modern phenomenon, the following story on a hilarious Luhya version of Tinder will re-frame your perceptions. This story isn’t about arranged customary marriages from the days of Jairus, my grandfather, and Nakhatama, my grandmother. Our story today is set in peri-independence Kenya. To put it another way, … Read more