Abanyala ba Kakamega

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,  colour is called  oukondo .   This post shall focus on colours. Oukondo   a) Names of colours, oukondo , in Olunyala ((K). Oubesemu (~besemu)- Red. The colour of blood. To turn red is called okhubesema .  Amalasire ako ma besemu niko. Enyuni echio chirimo ou besemu muweni. Ouchaayi (~chaayi)-  spotless white. A colour of peace after a blood shed felony called esichaayi .   Beri ali nende engokho e njayi. Ouchululusi (~chululusi)- striped.   Embeba ya ou chululusi yifwiriye ewa Achimba. Ouchweechwe (~chwechwe)- Snowwhite.  Esikulu sirikho owukondo wa owuchweechwechweechwe. Ouchweenufu (~chwenufu) - colourless like water.   Nakome kenya amachi ama chweenufu . Oufuliefu (fuliefu)- faded coloured  Sambula afwaye ekofia efuliefu. Ouhoseru (~hoseru)...

Abanyala ba Kakamega have shapes and lines for most of the items they make. 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. a) Names for shapes The following are names of various shapes,  emero,  appearance (embonekha) and lines in Olunyala ((K) . A noun concord prefix esi~ used to stand for something which is  is hereby used to prefix the word for each of the words for shape. Esichalo'mwes i- crescent shaped Esichangi - wedge shaped Esichulumbe- Circular cone with space inside. That with no space is called esitiololombe . Esichulumbe Esiforombe - tapered cylinder shape Esiforombe Esifumunde- spheroid with wide middle area Esifumunde Esifutiefule- dome shaped Esifutiefule Esifumunde - prorate spheroid Eondo eumunde (with esiumo ) Esifwochole - diamond shaped Esikache- torus shaped  Esikarangaranu- circular Esikomole- wedged from one side.  Esikungu...

Abanyala ba Kakamega love visitors. The following are ways of saying goodbye in Olunyala ((K) . 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. The following are the key words associated with goodbye in Olunyala (K). At times, an free politeness marker suffix ~koo is added.  ~awuyia- used by one parting and migrating to a new place. Kuka, ese nawuyia .   Kuka efwe khwawuyia koo . Esiro esilayi - have a good night Baba, ba nende esiro esilayi. Baba, ba nende esiro esilayi koo . Senge enywe mube nende esiro esilayi. Esiteche esilayi - have a good day Baba, ba nende esiteche esilayi. Baba, ba nende esiteche esilayi koo . Senge enywe mube nende esiteche esilayi. Kenda wulayi-  safe journey Kukhu,  kenda wulayi. Kafumbo - way of saying goodbye by children after play-game. Mufiala, kafumbo. Yaya kafumbo . Kh'engende- I beg to leave .  Kukhu,  kh'engende ...

Abanyala ba kakamega  speak with a lot of etiquette in their verbal interactions. The main way being addition of the ~kho Politeness Marker Suffix (PMS ) on verbs.  The following are the main ways used to signal politeness. Ab'oluyali-  used as word of respect when addressing honourable person(s). Abakeni ab'oluyali , milembe. Omukeni ow'oluyali Yosefu Wawire, mulembe. Ab'owaali-  Used as a word of respect to address guests and hosts on high table or those on the alter during a function. Abakeni ab'owaali , mulembe. Omukeni owokhuwaali , mulembe. Asanti-  thank you. Borrowed from Kiswahili which means the same as ochio . Ekhupa asanti khu kuka Nyota. Asanti okhumberesa omukherekha .  ~ateeka - thank you that is laced with some meaning shade of congratulations. Bateeka  okhubicha ekera. Wateeka okhuchukeniya. Mwateeka okhuchulechera embusi . Wakiteeka yaya. Congratulations my step-brother for the job you are doing.  Atiti - welcome. Used as an an...

By Balovera Edwin Ongacho Abanyala ba Kakamega have greetings that are done both nonverbally and/or verbally as dictated by the Abanyala  cultural norms. Cultural aspects guiding greetings. Abanyala accepted two types on nonverbal communication to be used together with verbal greetings: handshake and waving. The following are observed as greeting norms: Failure to air out greetings was considered a sign of indiscipline among children. Among the elderly it announced lack of peace. When the person being greeted was near, then the greeting had to be accampanied, if culturally allowed, by a handshake. There were different types of handshake intensities basing on the level of relations. The following people were never greeted by handshake due to various reasons: A son-in-law never did a handshake with the mother-in-law and aunt-in-laws. A daughter-in-law never did a handshake with father-in-law and uncles-in-law. If the person being greeted was at a distance or involved in chores, the...

Olunyala (K) is one of the more than 17 dialects of Luyia Language spoken in Western Kenya , East Africa . (Angogo 1980, Guthrie, 1976: Osogo, 1966). The purpose of this project article was to document the Indigenous names of herptile, ebikhuraanda ,  in Olunyala (K). 1. Abstract. Scientific taxonomy, as the only way of communicating about wildlife, might have minimal utility to wildlife conservation stakeholders who have limited understanding of scientific names. Names in Indigenous language can improve species-specific communication with stakeholders who are not experts due to their familiarity. Indigenous names for wildlife in Olunyala (K) are, however, not specific to all scientifically described species and are rarely documented for wider use. To have a folk-formal taxonomy that is familiar to non-expert stakeholders in herptile (amphibians and reptiles) conservation and useable by experts, we conducted the first comprehensive analysis of Olunyala (K) naming of herptiles ba...