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Tickling revealed tribe by tribe!!! Tickling is the act of touching someone’s sensitive body part with an intention to amuse, entertain, or make you laugh. You can tell someone’s tribe from the way they respond when they are tickled. A Muganda will scream mama nze, which loosely translated means “oh my mother!” They are always quick to call their mother when it comes to anything sensitive or emotional. Even in times of bereavement, they will always say mama nze! Even if it’s their father who has died! Iteso are soft spoken people and when you tickle one of them, she will softly say oyiisiki eong, which means “leave me alone”. The problem is that they say it in a more inviting way than resistance! That’s why you’ll always see malwa drinkers tickling the ladies whenever they are pouring water, akiipi, in the malwa pot. A Musoga will jump and shout muna, which means “you!” at the slightest tickle. It’s very hard to tickle most Basoga women because of their dress code. They are always ingomesi! If you go to Busoga, you’ll see women digging in gomesi, riding bicycles ingomesi, waitresses in gomesi. I have a feeling they sleep in gomesi as a night dress! Batoro (may God bless them!) are so sweet. Even when they are angry, they will express themselves in a way that is more comforting. Even when you tickle her, in her angry mood she will say kyaali, which is equivalent to bambi or dear! Karimojong are the hardest people to tickle if you aren’t one of them. It’s hard to know their sensitive body part since their body is always exposed to nature. Their sensory nerves have a good relationship with the heat that nothing can incite their emotions. No wonder an honourable Mutoro man declined a position to minister the Karimojong because he couldn’t handle the naked truth. Bakiga have been stereotyped as aggressive people who will not accept any nonsense. I don’t know about you but I find them to be honest and expressive. That, maybe, explains why they don’t have a king. They tend to be lethal when they start swearing. She’s likely to jeer and say, nda kwasha, meaning “I’ll crash you!”’ With such stigma around them, you have to be very careful when planning to tickle one. She’s likely to unleash verbal artillery. You might earn yourself a healthy slap if you are lucky. Banyarwanda, like Batoro, are also polite in their response to a tickle. She’ll giggle and smoothly say, wiru we which means, “also you!” Their counterparts, the Banyankole, are quick to shout wankirigiita, which means “you have tickled me!” You can’t tell whether it’s a compliment or a threat. In most cases, especially when grazing cattle, the men’s greeting always goes beyond the elbow and ends up in a tickling wrestle. Before you know it, they have indulged in activities that are responsible for the existence of a bastard.. The Gisu are vivacious people. At a mere tickle, she will shout mulembe, which means “hallo!” and then jump on her feet and dance kadodi. Gisu men always tickle the ladies during the kadodi - circumcision procession - so that they can sing and dance like never before. It’s there that the guy initiated into manhood starts identifying a potential wife. To tickle a Luo lady if you are not one of them you need a ladder. Last but not least, you have to wear a helmet if you are to tickle a Lugbara. At the slightest touch, she’s likely to strike your head and shout draru! I don’t know what draru means, but I figure out it’s an acronym for Dangerous Relationships Are Rarely Understood. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ARTICLE FROM THE OBSERVER 10TH 12 2009