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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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[02/08 9:38 pm] Lung'afa: musaniaga ni murushia da

[02/08 9:39 pm] ‪+254 704 324043‬: Yah! C murushia

[02/08 9:40 pm] Peter Kirima: Ngani cho kivuni kuve muscular kuri avandi dave.

[02/08 9:41 pm] Lung'afa: kwaimbiha, kwang'ereha, Kwang'ahirira

[02/08 9:47 pm] Peter Kirima: Mbekuho umtambi chigira guga yari mtambi halafu yang'aha. Baba vamranga msoda. Avandu varangwa msoda vanyora iryita irio wa vandu kutura south africa va vitira mkivara cha maragoli in 1920's. Baba yari mwimbi gidi umravu zwee. As for me my features are a mixture of many things I get confused

[03/08 9:21 am] Mudengani Kisia: We must find out where we intermingled with gikuyu. These languages are near similar. They also have kirima. The  only thing I remember being told by someone that kirima was the father to murogori.

[03/08 11:10 am] Lumadi Jenyeka: Bantus throughout the continent have some similar names/words because of common origin and migration routes. Lumadi is a Maragoli name but is found among Xhosa's as well

[04/08 5:40 pm] Peter Kirima: Other Luhyas are equally heavy build like those from central africa only they are not as light skinned as congolese

[04/08 5:41 pm] Peter Kirima: The tribes in South Sudan

[04/08 5:42 pm] Lung'afa: That they are?

[04/08 5:42 pm] ‪+254 795 401807‬: Are the most strongest people

[04/08 5:43 pm] Peter Kirima: They carry the most ancient african gene

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