Olunyole, also called Nyore is a dialect of the larger Luhyia (Luyia) language spoken by the Abanyole subcommunity of the Luyhia ethick group of Kenya. This repository contains a few Olunyole verbs with their English translations
# Olunyole-verbs
Olunyole, also called Nyore is a dialect of the larger Luhyia (Luyia) language spoken by the Abanyole subcommunity of the Luyhia ethick group of Kenya. This repository contains a few Olunyole verbs with their English translations
anula to remove something left out to dry
boya tie
buna be quiet
chenda walk
chesia "1. help to walk; 2. spread"
chia go
chwanya "1. leave behind; 2. neglect"
fuba throw
fumba fold
fumbella hug
funikha cover
futula pierce
hinyia remove
hulla "1. listen; 2. hear"
icha come
ilukha run
imba sing
inula serve
inyala urinate
kalukha return
kalukhila repeat, support
kalusia return
kamba preach
kambukha shout
kanyakanyia to fold something roughly
kaya "1. refuse; 2. stop"
khomba lick
khonya help
kinga carry
kinga carry
koyokoyia pretend
kungula raise
kuyia
lakaya cry
lela "1. tend; 2. carry on one's lap"
lima plough
linda "1. wait; 2. protect"
lloma / loloma talk
loka bewitch
mina squeeze
mwamia make dirty
nia shit
nuna suckle
nyalala diarrhoea
nyeka "1. abuse; 2. insult"
nyilula stretch
nyokhosia vex
olela stop crying
oma spread on something
para think
runga pay
sala puke
saya pray
siba seal
sina "1. play; 2. dance"
sinjila "1. stand; 2. stop"
sinjisia "1. make stand; 2. erect; 3. make stop"
sota fuck
sula refuse
sunga hang
tekha cook
tesia marry
timbuka dance
yoka make noise
Inyala Urinate
futula - pierce