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Heavy responsibilities for elder aunt among the Logooli

With Seenge Fonesi. She is the elder grand daughter of Isagi and elder daughter of Amugasya. She is often present in functions involving the family of Amugasya. Pic taken on 18/4/2024. The elder sister soon becomes the elder aunt. It is this “seenge munene” (elder aunt) tag that she is tied to many cultural responsibilities – back home. To her marital family she may appear as any other woman, but she is not so in the eyes of her people. Marriage does not steal her away as it would happen with other daughters of the old man. To her, as days go and the old man and woman of the estate are dependents, she becomes increasingly present.  Her brothers also need her for almost all traditional markings. They are marrying, she needs to welcome the new wife. They are giving birth, she needs to come to midwife or “bless” the new born. They are paying dowry she needs to lead the women delegate. There is a conflict she needs to come for a hearing.  And many others. Traditions does not expect her to
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Pots and Uses - Zinyingu nindi vuyinziri



Inyingu. Ni yo kodekera vindu kuri zinguza zia matu, maganda anoho kuviriza mazi

Enyengero. Yiyi ni yu kururiza marwa vandu vanwe. Vanwezaa noroseke. 

Ziviri. Yu kutanga ni inyingu, imwamu tititi yiyi. Na ya kaviri yiyi ni yu kurugira vuchima. Irangangwa inyanguruga. Henza eveye nu munwa munene


Yizi ni zinyingu zitano. Enene yene ni kibanji. Erondaku yu munwa munene yeyo ni inyanguruga. Eveye hagati ha ziosi ni inyingu vuzwa yo kutumikira ku vindu rugano rugano. Ya kanwa kadi nayo isiongo, yo kosombera mazi kutura mu kidaho. Na eveye ni mikono nayo ruhinga. 

Kibanji. Chene yiki ni cho kotengeka mazi hango gu kunwa. Vasomberaa mu isiongo ivazuka mu kibanji. 

Ruhiga. Kaveye ni zimbega zie mikono. Munwa ni kuri gwi inyanguruga. Yiyi ni yi isuzi. 



Isika. Ne enene kuri ekedera chu m'mba. Inyara kuginga migorogoro sitini ju vuswage. 



Inyambeva. Ni inyingu yari yo kodeka zimbeva ma rwa vandu vareka ivatanga kodekeramu zingoko. Genyekanaa vagirange inyangoko nitari rieta inyambeva ku riahanda. 

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                                                                                                                                                      Credit; pictures courtesy of MAMA group and Google. 

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