Abanyala ba Kakamega

"Am the real aunt to the father of your father's mother. Respect me!" That is how extended the relationships are among Abanyala ba Kakamega. Abanyala ba Kakamega have a web relationships called olwikho.  There is blood paternal-relationship called ekholo,  non blood relatives due to marriages called abalebe and distant relatives known as esichokhe .  Olwikho helped to shape interaction and bring social order. Any relative had a right to discipline a child. A] RELATIVES AND RELATIONS IN OLUNYALA (K)  The following are the main names for main relations among the Abanyala. Abakhocha (Ewukhocha)- general namr for all members of the clan of your mother. Abakuka (Ewukuka)- general name of clan where one's father is uncled. Abakukhu (Ewukukhu)- general name of clan where your mother is uncled. Basakwa- one you have married with from the same family. Also the husband to your wife's cousin. Esianang'ina- ones half brother; share only one of the biological mo...

The kitchen was a separate or semi-detached house that belonged to a woman. It was called esifumbiro  because of the action of preserving fire by a process called okhufumbikha . However, the Kiswahili term echikoni has dominated it. At times, it was part of the main house for some few poor families. It was usually grass a thatched round house with mud walls and floor smeared with cowdung. A specific place was designated for chicken roosting in the same hut. Men were desuaded from being fond of the activities in kichen every time. A man should never sleep in the kitchen since it is the place where a visiting mother in law would sleeps. Its door faced parallel to the main house's door. The main door among Abanyala faced Mumbo (West) or Ematioli (South). In the kitchen of Omunyala, the following were common kitchen tools. Most of the items were sourced by the women. Gifts from mother-in-law to the daughter revolved around kitchen items and not bedroom items. The following were th...

Elyani lya Esinyala (Abanyala Vegetable) is the phrase used when referring to indigenous vegetable not only among the Abanyala but also among their neighbours such as the Abakabras. Some call it elyani lya esimali (black vegetable) as opposed to eliani lya esimemu used to refer to meat products. Most of these vegetables have been scientifically proved to have high nutritional and medicinal value to the body. Don't ask why our forefathers lived for long- their eating habit speaks a lot. In Masakha et al 2018 Abanyala ba Kakamega: A Historical and Cultural Perspective , various names of various vegetable are highlighted. The following lists more of the vegetables. The names of the vegetable in Olunyala . Amakalaba (bean leaves or Phaseolus vulgaris.) They are eaten when other vegetables become scarce. The young leaves are usually the best. Amakhaukhau- Amasafu ka amapwoni- they were picked, wilted in the sun and cooked with omukherekha mixed with other vegetable. Amasa...