The Hebrew that is rendered in English as “the living God” is translated into Bukusu as Wele omenyile mindali or “God who is there.” In the Bukusu culture it is impossible to talk about a “living God.” That would make a mockery of God. The expression “the God who is there” is a confession of the fact that he is active and present. (Source: Gerrit van Steenbergen)

In Manya, Ɲɛnɛmayatii Ala or “The owner of life God” is used. (Source: John Mark Sheppard)