Lubukusu Texts

This is a collection of various Lubukusu texts consisting of recordings and their corresponding transcripts and annotations.

A lady who beat her mother in-law (00:11:03) Wafula Nyongesa
A personal confession (01:28:39) Sifuna Okhwa Okumu
A personal experience (00:15:40) Michael Nalunga
Advice 1 (00:12:35) Evans Walubego Tawai
Advice 2 (00:04:31) Mary Nasimiyu
Advice to the youth (00:11:33) Gloria Nanjala
Age sets (00:07:00) Vincent Watenya
Ancient girl child (00:07:04) Judith Naliaka Nabalayo Muuyi
Bad friend (00:11:42) Philip Simiyu
Bible stories (00:22:19) Vincent Watenya
Bukusu funerals (00:30:08) George Wasike
Busaa (00:01:30) Maurice Sifuna
Buyubuyu (00:07:11) Kolososia Wekesa Wepukhulu
Challenges in the village (00:29:27) Irario Makokha
Circumcision 1 (00:30:21) Jonathan Mukoro
Circumcision 2 (00:41:54) Hesbon Sumba
Circumcision of 2014 (00:28:54) Hagai Nakitore & Tulenge Wamukota
Co-wives (00:30:00) Pamela Namwenya Oliga
Continuation (00:01:36) Risper Sitawa Nyongesa
Conversation (00:15:30) Margaret Nafula & Maximilla Nyongesa
Courting & marriage (00:08:00) Christopher Wanyama Murutu
Current politics (00:10:46) Judith Naliaka Nabalayo Muuyi
Death (00:06:45) Maximilla Nyongesa
Development (00:11:44) Judith Naliaka Nabalayo Muuyi
Differences between then and now (00:30:09) Wafula Luka
Diseases (00:03:01) Pamela Namwenya Olinga
Dry season (00:09:49) Bilasio Masinde
Faring & challenges (00:15:12) Maximilla Nyongesa
Folktale (00:03:03) Rosemary Nanyama Mulongo
Folktale: The stolen vegetables 1 (00:05:42) Linet Kiberenge
Folktale: The stolen vegetables 2 (00:06:09) Linet Kiberenge
General discussion (01:49:00) Hesbon Wandabura & Sindani Ben
General talk (00:31:00) John Mukologolo Mukhwana & Nyongesa Charles
Girl child in Bukusu (00:33:22) Edward Kundu
How rumors are spread (00:32:29) Evans Tawai & Kevin Majimbo
Hunting (00:09:00) Christopher Wanyama Murutu
Hyena and an old woman (00:11:14) Linet Kiberenge
Life 1 (00:03:37) Denis Nyongesa
Life 2 (00:15:35) Kolososia Wekesa Wepukhulu
Life experience (00:04:57) Tariah Kiberenge
Life in fortified villages 1 (00:02:15) John Sakini
Life in fortified villages 2 (00:01:28) Edward Kundu
Life of married girls (00:07:34) Judith Naliaka Nabalayo Muuyi
Life of the girl child (00:10:23) Celestine Muhuyi
Life of the old 1 (00:12:14) Christopher Wanyama Murutu
Life of the old 2 (00:22:15) Edward Kundu
Life of the youth (00:19:25) Sikala Vincent
Life today (00:11:24) Michael Nancy
Life/meaning of bukusu action (01:02:23) Philip Wekesa & Yabina Ngwanya
Mango (00:02:09) Maurice Sifuna
Marriage (00:10:29) Wafula Luka & Maria
Married girls today (00:15:00) Judith Makinia
Married ladies (00:32:22) Edward Kundu & Kolocolius
Married life (00:30:01) Pamela Namwenya Olinga
Married love life (00:07:26) Nesta Wekulo
Mbingi (00:06:00) Judith Naliaka Nabalayo Muuyi
Mother who prayed for thieves (00:14:08) Wafula Nyongesa
Multiple wives (00:02:00) John Sakini
Names that have bad omen 1 (00:05:41) Vincent Watenya
Names that have bad omen 2 (00:02:15) Vincent Watenya
Narrative 1 (00:16:21) Khaemba Erick
Narrative 2 (00:20:10) Maricella Naswa
Narrative of child who stole milk (00:09:15) Risper Sitawa Nyongesa
News in Bukusu (00:07:00) Kevin Majimbo
Night at grandmother's place (00:02:07) Wamalwa Daudi
Nurturing girls (00:08:07) Celestine Natenge Muhuyi
Oathing after circumcision (00:04:02) Jonathan Mukoro
Our family (00:30:27) Grace Mabonga
Peace & love (00:11:43) Stephen Wafula
Personal experience 1 (00:30:57) John Mukologolo Mukhwana
Personal experience 2 (00:01:34) Kibulo Lazaro
Personal experience 3 (00:30:59) Kibulo Lazaro
Personal life 1 (00:31:06) Nyongesa Charles
Personal life 2 (00:20:47) Makokha Simiyu
Politics (00:12:39) Evans Walubengo Tawai
Politics (00:08:41) Judith Muhuyi
Politics: Unity of the Luhya (00:21:04) Ambrose Sasaka Chai
Poverty (00:24:12) Humphrey Kuloba & Marita Simiyu Machuma
Prostitution (00:24:05) Cleophas Musiukha & John Sakini
Proverbs 1 (00:02:11) Alita Makokha
Proverbs 2 (00:05:42) Jonathan Mukoro
Proverbs 3 (00:01:54) Risper Sitawa Nyongesa
Proverbs 4 (00:00:15) Risper Sitawa Nyongesa
Proverbs 5 (00:09:51) Vincent Watenya
Proverbs 6 (00:51:11) Sifuna Okhua Okumu & Stephano Wafula Okwa
Proverbs 7 (00:10:28) Mary Nasimiyu
Respect among the youth (00:19:17) Pauline Namaemba
Respect among the youth (00:30:02) Kizito Waswa
Riddle 1 (00:02:18) John Muanya
Riddle 2 (00:04:40) John Muanya
Ritual after circumcision (00:10:19) Evans Walubengo Tawai
Sela (00:00:34) Linet Kiberenge
Sela and Mwambu (00:10:38) John Muanya
Sikhebo (Circumcision) (00:14:43) Alita Makokha
Sindani & other stories (00:23:23) Pius Namutala
Siselelo (courtship) (00:47:57) Vincent Watenya Nikasio
Some proverbs (00:07:58) Wamalwa Daudi
Stories at night (00:10:00) Christopher Wanyama Murutu
Story of the squirrel (00:04:44) Wamalwa Daudi
Story on Bukusu (01:12:00) Barasa Wafula & Sindani Ben
Story read from a book (00:11:29) Humphrey Kuloba
Subdivision of Bukuku (00:17:41) Mukulo Wamukota
Sun moon and stars (00:02:06) Linet Kiberenge
TBD (00:14:26) John Sakini
The chameleon and the tortoise (00:02:49) Evans Barasa
The madman and the mandazi-maker (00:03:01) Maurice Sifuna
The ogre and the beautiful woman (00:07:37) Evans Barasa
The squirrel (00:07:53) Evans Barasa
Thug life in Nairobi (00:13:22) Pius Namutala
Topics in Bukusu (00:15:48) Yabuna Ngwangwa
Twins (00:02:04) Wamalwa Daudi
Two tales (00:04:11) Wamalwa Daudi
Ungu & Nyange (00:04:20) Khaemba Erick