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, esichukhwa, 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 unprocessed 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. Amalika- viscous blood that is almost drying up.
  17. Amaloholo- substance from bringing up wind
  18. Amalusi- vomiting
  19. Amalwa- alcohol
  20. Amamira- very watery mucus.
  21. Amanyi- urine
  22. Amaomoli- body massaging fluid made from plant leaves and commonly used by midwives.
  23. Amasalule- milk cream
  24. Amasi- human waste
  25. Amasika- tears
  26. Amasira- pus
  27. Amaasusa- fluid concoction made from a mixture of leaves; used as herbal medicine.
  28. Amatonde- eye rheum
  29. Enguuli- beer made for molasses as main raw material 
  30. Ebisaho- beer
  31. Efuchakirisi- fuzz
  32. Efuniyu- smegma
  33. Efwiro- foam
  34. Efwobe- froth
  35. Ekoonga- seminal fluid
  36. Embaha- meconium; first poop of baby
  37. Embula- wax found in ears
  38. Embutwe- mixture of water and flour ready to receive yeast.
  39. Embuu- milk turned into whey.
  40. Emwanyi- coffee drink
  41. Enda [éndá]- lenticuticular wax.
  42. Endali- juice made from squeezing fruits such as bananas, berries.
  43. Enduse- bile
  44. Engingiri- falling light snow.
  45. Enguli- distilled millet bear
  46. Enjabandukha- bloody watery feaces
  47. Enjonyakirisi- insect exudes
  48. Enyanja- amniotic fluid before breaking
  49. Esitieni- cooked beans paste.
  50. Esunge- amniotic fluid after breaking out at birth.
  51. Etibini- wine
  52. Ewobe- viscous mucus
  53. Ewonda- butterfat milk
  54. Kangara- watery residues from chang'aa.
  55. Esinyololo- urine from young children
  56. Ekwete- distiled beer of second quality from mixture of maize and malted millet flour.
  57. Epelele- very concentrated and distilled brew. The one that comes out from first distillation. It is a type of chang'aa.
  58. Epusaa- Brew made with yeast ready to drink
  59. 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.
  60. Emuuna- busaa at the stage just before adding yeast.
  61. Emwayi- cofee drink.
  62. Esipeto- pool of urine.
  63. Oluwubi- film layer on top of a liquid.
  64. Omusoka- brew-smelling water used to cool chang'aa vepour during distillation. Also used for brew with too much water.
  65. Omukaafu- tasteless tea.
  66. Omung'etu- sweet viscous fluid.
  67. Omwenge- ale.
  68. Owunulu- sugary sap
  69. Owusandu- sticky exudes from tubers or stems.
  70. Owusera- porridge
  71. Owutooki- banana sap
  72. Oluchwara- weak feaces due to diarrhea.
  73. Olufuuwe- urine from a bladder during slaughter
  74. Olukewo- squirt liquid
  75. Olulekhe- slimy drooling saliva 

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

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