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English: BaBanana Planting among the Luhya Tribe of Kenya
Bananas are some of the delicacies among the Luhya people. The Luhya are among the people groups who live in the Western region of Kenya. The climate in the Western region and especially where the Luhya tribe reside is conducive for banana planting among other crops. The tropical climate allows for planting all year round. Hence the Luhya plant bananas. They plant bananas all year round not just for sale or consumption but also as a mark for homes. In the past, banana plantations were used to mark homes, and to date, most of the Luhya dialects plant bananas, especially behind their houses. They use banana products for different uses. Other than marking homes, bananas are planted for consumption. There are different types of bananas. But among the Luhya, they generally plant two types one that they eat ripe, and the other which is more common which are the green bananas which they peel and boil and take with tea in the morning. They also cook the green bananas in a mixture of potatoes and bananas. The bananas and potatoes are chopped into small pieces and cooked together, similar to what is commonly known as ‘‘matoke’’ in Uganda. Bananas were also used especially in the past to indicate the presence of a function somewhere. Especially functions like weddings. Banana stalks are often given to livestock, especially cows. Since a lot of the livestock in this community are zero-grazed. The banana leaves can be used as covering for meals on cooking pots, or ‘Sufurias‘ as they are known in Kenya, as food cooks. The leaves help to keep the heat in food. In earlier times, the banana leaves would act as mattresses for sleeping. There are also mats that are made from pieces of dried banana stalks. The dried pieces of banana stalks were also used to make something called ‘Ingata’ in one of the dialects which is placed on the head and then one can carry a jerry can of water from the springs where they often fetch water for use in their households. The Ingata is also used when carrying the bananas to the market for sale. The red-purplish part of the banana known as ikinu in one of the dialects of the tribe is sometimes used to cover the jerry cans when the lid is missing. The banana leaves are also used when making chicken which is a delicacy among this tribe. .
Igbo: Ịkụ banana n'etiti ebo Luhya nke Kenya
Unere bụ ụfọdụ nri dị ụtọ n'etiti ndị Luhya. Ndị Luhya so na otu ndị mmadụ bi na mpaghara ọdịda anyanwụ Kenya. Ọnọdụ ihu igwe dị na mpaghara ọdịda anyanwụ yana ọkachasị ebe ndị agbụrụ Luhya bi na-adabara maka ịkụ banana n'etiti ihe ọkụkụ ndị ọzọ. Ebe okpomọkụ na-enye ohere ihu igwe maka ịkụ ihe n'afọ niile. N'ihi ya, Luhya osisi unere. Ha na-akụ unere n'afọ niile ọ bụghị naanị maka ire ere ma ọ bụ oriri kamakwa dịka akara maka ụlọ. N'oge gara aga, a na-eji osisi banana akara ụlọ, na ka ọ dị ugbu a, ọtụtụ n'ime olumba Luhya na-akụ banana, karịsịa n'azụ ụlọ ha. Ha na-eji ngwaahịa banana eme ihe dị iche iche. Ndị ọzọ karịa akara ụlọ, a na-akụ banana maka oriri. Enwere ụdị banana dị iche iche. Mana n'etiti ndị Luhya, ha na-akụkarị ụdị abụọ nke ha na-eri chara acha, nke ọzọ a na-ahụkarị bụ banana ndụ ndụ nke ha na-ehicha ma sie ma were tii n'ụtụtụ. Ha na-esikwa banana akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ na ngwakọta poteto na unere. A na-egbutu unere na poteto ahụ n'ime obere iberibe ma sie ya ọnụ, dịka ihe a na-akpọkarị matoke na Uganda. A na-ejikwa banana eme ihe karịsịa n'oge gara aga iji gosi ọnụnọ nke ọrụ ebe. Karịsịa ọrụ dị ka agbamakwụkwọ. A na-enyekarị anụ ụlọ, karịsịa ehi. Ebe ọ bụ na ọtụtụ anụ ụlọ n’obodo a na-ata nri efu. Enwere ike iji akwụkwọ banana ahụ dị ka ihe mkpuchi maka nri n'ite isi nri, ma ọ bụ 'Sufurias' dị ka a maara na Kenya, dị ka ndị na-esi nri. Akwụkwọ ndị ahụ na-enyere aka idobe okpomọkụ na nri. N'oge mbụ, akwụkwọ banana ga-arụ ọrụ dị ka matraasi maka ihi ụra. E nwekwara ute ndị a na-esi n'iberibe ahịhịa banana kpọrọ nkụ mee. Iberibe banana a mịrị amị bụ nke a na-esikwa kpụpụta ihe a na-akpọ 'Ingata' n'otu n'ime olumba a na-etinye n'isi wee buru jerry mmiri n'isi iyi ebe ha na-ebutekarị mmiri maka ezinaụlọ ha. . A na-ejikwa Ingata eme ihe mgbe a na-ebu unere na ahịa ahịa. A na-eji akụkụ banana na-acha uhie uhie na-acha uhie uhie nke a na-akpọ ikinu n'otu n'ime olumba nke ebo ahụ mgbe ụfọdụ iji kpuchie jerry ka mgbe mkpuchi na-efu.A na-ejikwa akwụkwọ banana eme ọkụkọ nke bụ nri dị ụtọ n'etiti ebo a |
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