SOME GIRIAMA PHRASES:
Good morning Udzalamukadze
The reply to ‘Good morning’ Dzalamuka simanya nawe
Good Afternoon Udzasindadze
The reply to ‘Good Afternoon’ Dzasinda simanya nawe
How are you Mwiro
I am fine and you? Nambola simanya nawe
Thank You Ninamuvera
You are welcome Karibu
Good-bye Ukaleto
The reply to ‘Good-bye’ Wende muzima
Good morning Udzalamukadze
The reply to ‘Good morning’ Dzalamuka simanya nawe
Good Afternoon Udzasindadze
The reply to ‘Good Afternoon’ Dzasinda simanya nawe
How are you Mwiro
I am fine and you? Nambola simanya nawe
Thank You Ninamuvera
You are welcome Karibu
Good-bye Ukaleto
The reply to ‘Good-bye’ Wende muzima
The Mijikenda Tribe is made up of nine sub-groups, occupying the coastal region of Kenya from Lamu in the North to the Tanzanian border in the
South. One of these groups are the extremely peaceful Giriamas, who reside in the Malindi/Mombasa surroundings.
They live in homesteads of around 7 to 70 people, most of the time made up of three or four generations. Their huts are made from dried
grasses, which cover the wooden framework and are surprisingly cool on the inside.
Within the homesteads, one can find a 'coma', a place where ancestors are remembered and honoured. Each dead person is having a stick carved
in their memory. These sticks are different in height, depending on family rank. Should some bad luck come over one family, they place
coconut-wine and food in front of these sticks, trying to please the ancestors.
The Giriama express themselves through their dances and their drumming and have different variations for different occasions.
They grow coconuts, cashew-nuts, maize, limes and some tomatoes and beans. Their main meal is ugali, made from the grinded maize meal with
'soup' made from beans and tomatoes.
South. One of these groups are the extremely peaceful Giriamas, who reside in the Malindi/Mombasa surroundings.
They live in homesteads of around 7 to 70 people, most of the time made up of three or four generations. Their huts are made from dried
grasses, which cover the wooden framework and are surprisingly cool on the inside.
Within the homesteads, one can find a 'coma', a place where ancestors are remembered and honoured. Each dead person is having a stick carved
in their memory. These sticks are different in height, depending on family rank. Should some bad luck come over one family, they place
coconut-wine and food in front of these sticks, trying to please the ancestors.
The Giriama express themselves through their dances and their drumming and have different variations for different occasions.
They grow coconuts, cashew-nuts, maize, limes and some tomatoes and beans. Their main meal is ugali, made from the grinded maize meal with
'soup' made from beans and tomatoes.
A traditional Giriama man
© David Rouge
© David Rouge
A 'coma'
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