- kumenya mucii-getting to know the bride’s home
- kuhanda ithigi -literally means planting a branch of a tree; it begins with a process known as ‘kuunirwo miti’, that is, the groom's family being informed what they are supposed to bring as dowry payment for the bride.
- kuracia : actual dowry payment- process lasts a lifetime.
- Itara
Athuri (items for men)
- Goima (fattened ram)
- Thenge (he goat)
- Ng’ondu (sheep)
- Kaburi
- Blankets
- Mori (heifer)
- Mburi cia mirongo (goats – these are counted in tens)
- Maaha-indo cia muthuri(assorted items for bride’s father)
- Itangi ria mai (water tank)
- Nyungu (pot)
- Ciihuri (calabashes)
- Ithanwa (axe)
- Mukwa (new rope)
- Nguo cia atumia (womenwear)
- Lesos
- Soda cia atumia
- Ushuru wa mukio (fermented porridge)
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