ABANYALA BA KAKAMEGA: Language- Names of Fluids

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The Olunyala (K) is a sub-dialect of Luhya language spoken by the Abanyala of Kakamega. The Language is internationally coded as ISO 939-3 nle.

Among Abanyala ba Kakamega, any liquid is known by its specific name. The following are some of the names. 

  1. Amabanga- blood from human body.
  2. Amabere - milk
  3. Amabere-k'omwembi- sour milk with some added sweetened ash from leaves of a shrub called omubinubinu; similar to mursik of the Kalenjin.
  4. Amabere-mawowu- sour milk
  5. Amabere-mayu- fresh milk
  6. Amache- saliva
  7. Amache k'enjukha- salivary insect exudes found on plant stems.
  8. Amachekhe- wet brew dregs
  9. Amachi- water 

  10. Amachundukha- badly fermented brew
  11. Amafucha- oil
  12. Amafunyo- soft solid mucus.
  13. Amakholoole- phlegm
  14. Amakhumwa- concoctions made to boost body immunity from leaves of esikhuuma and other herbs.
  15. Amalasire- animal blood
  16. Amaloholo- substance from bringing up wind
  17. Amalusi- vomiting
  18. Amalwa- alcohol
  19. Amamira- very watery mucus.
  20. Amanyi- urine
  21. Amaomoli- body massaging fluid made from plant leaves and commonly used by midwives.
  22. Amasalule- milk cream
  23. Amasi- feaces
  24. Amasika- tears
  25. Amasira- pus
  26. Amaasusa- fluid concoction made from a mixture of leaves; used as herbal medicine.
  27. Amatonde- eye rheum
  28. Ebisaho- beer
  29. Efuchakirisi- fuzz
  30. Efuniyu- smegma
  31. Efwiro- foam
  32. Efwobe- froth
  33. Ekoonga- seminal fluid
  34. Embaha- meconium; first poop of baby
  35. Embula- wax found in ears
  36. Embuu- milk turned into whey.
  37. Emwanyi- coffee drink
  38. Enduse- bile
  39. Engingiri- falling light snow.
  40. Enguli- distilled millet bear
  41. Enjabandukha- bloody watery feaces
  42. Enjonyakirisi- insect exudes
  43. Enyanja- amniotic fluid before breaking
  44. Esitieni- cooked beans paste.
  45. Esunge- amniotic fluid after breaking out at birth.
  46. Etibini- wine
  47. Ewobe- viscous mucus
  48. Ewonda- butterfat milk
  49. Kangara- watery residues from chang'aa.
  50. Esinyololo- urine from young children
  51. Ekwete- distiled beer of second quality from mixture of maize and malted millet flour.
  52. Epelele- very concentrated and distilled brew. The one that comes out from first distillation. It is a type of chang'aa.
  53. Epusaa- Brew made with yeast ready to drink
  54. Eworichi- less potent pelele that is a product of second or third repeat distillation process after the concentrated one is made. It is a type of chang'aa.
  55. Emuuna- busaa at the stage just before adding yeast.
  56. Emwayi- cofee drink.
  57. Omusoka- brew-smelling water used to cool chang'aa vepour during distillation. Also used for brew with too much water.
  58. Omukaafu- tasteless tea.
  59. Omwenge- ale.
  60. Owunulu- sugary sap
  61. Owusandu- sticky exudes from tubers or stems.
  62. Owusera- porridge
  63. Owutooki- banana sap
  64. Oluchwara- weak feaces due to diarrhea.
  65. Olukewo- squirt liquid
  66. Olulekhe- slimy drooling saliva 

  67. Olulekhelekhe- synovial fluid
  68. Olume- dew
  69. Oluniokose- blood of an insect.
  70. Olupapake- bubble
  71. Olusaa- excess saliva due to urge to eat
  72. Oluswamire- menstrual fluid
  73. Olutabalia- watery mud paste.
  74. Oluwusi- slimy liquid that oozes out of manhood due to syphilis's infection.
  75. Omubisi- bitter fruit juice; banana juice.
  76. Omuchafwa- tea
  77. Omuchalalia- saltless and tasteless soup
  78. Omuchalwa- water in salt soil called esirongo.
  79. Omuchiwa- left over beer in a pot
  80. Omukhebano- specially distilled ash filtrate
  81. Omukherekha- ash filtrate
  82. Omung'etu- sweet fruit juice
  83. Omuniobo- groundnut paste.
  84. Omunjinji- nectar
  85. Omunyeenya- hot dripping fat from meat.
  86. Omunyu- salty vegetable or food soup
  87. Omutekete- simsim paste.
  88. Omutoba- paste used for body decoration made from concoction of shrubs.
  89. Omutokha- colostrum
  90. Omuuya- air
  91. Omwayu- fat from sheep's tail.
  92. Omwenge- distilled beer from bananas. It is a type of chang'aa.
  93. Omwololu- blood that oozes out of the nose.
  94. Onjiwo- honey from small bees of meloponini sculellary sp
  95. Owongo- brain.
  96. Owufisi- venom from snake, scorpion etc
  97. Owukhi- honey from bees
  98. Owukombe- milk sap from tree fruits or stem.
  99. Owukore- honey from mlipona beecheli.
  100. Owukusa- milky sap found in millet, sorghum and maize.
  101. Owulusi- mouth rheum
  102. Owunyalu- aqueous humour
  103. Owusambafu- lymph fluid
  104. Owuse- chyme from stomach offal.
  105. Owusera-wuchanwa- porridge with acidic fruit and leaves' juice added.
  106. Owusera-wupakhe- fermented porridge
  107. Owusera-wuwulunguchu- non fermented porridge
  108. Owutioki- normal virginal secretion
  109. Owutoki- banana sap
  110. Owutunduli- borne marrow
  111. Owutye- vaginal fluid due to sexual excitement
  112. Owutyu- sperms

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