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The Kamnara of Sakwa are making ground to build for future generations

Greetings from the Kamnara of Sakwa! The Kamnara people of Sakwa on 27th December 2024 gathered at Village Park, Ajigo (near Bondo). Hosted by Kwaka Joseph, they hearkened to the consultative forum call, arriving in good numbers and early enough for a successful day. The gathering was chaired by Mr. Nying’ro James Onyango, a former (retired) assistant commissioner of Police. The introductions were excellent. The genealogies were mentioned in reverence, lengthy ones applauded. And courtesy of Enos Oyaya’s book, “Kamnara my people”, anyone who would need help had the documentation. Oyaya had launched the Kamnara book on 30th December 2022 at his home in Kamnara Mwalo, an event that gathered Vakamnara from far and wide. “What can we do that the generations to come will benefit from?” This was the clarion Mr. Kwaka Joseph called on all to fashion their minds to. And issues were raised in the fields of Education, health, agriculture, enterprise, politics and more that the swift dholuo would...
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'Yes you are not', - When is it applied?

Lung'afa: Mwalimu, mambo?
Let me ask you which of the below is correct.

a) Am I safe? Yes you are not
b) Am I safe? No you are not

I have been arguing with some friend over that. For instance,
-Are we on the same page? Yes we are
-Are we not on the same page? Yes we are (to mean you are not) No we are not (to mean you are emphasising that you are not on the same page).

Am I safe? to me is a doubt than a question. Therefore it keeps me guessing.

Let me hear from you and I may inform my article at saniaga.blogspot.com

Shikuks: 1. Am I safe? Yes you are (If I deem no danger apparent to you)
2.Am I safe? No you aren't.(danger is apparent or lurking)
Your interpretation of the other qstn is correct in both ways. That's my take.

Lung'afa: Interesting. Could it 'context' question rather than normal talk? Where the mood influences the answer? Where the respondent may 'tease' the questioner otherwise?
With that, is 'No you are not' a double negation to achieve a 'Yes' instead?

Shikuku: Are we (not) on the same page? The speaker wants an affirmation that they're on different pages.Its clear he has realised that they are on different pages.The correct response should be ( no we are not)
(Yes we are) is wrong.Its like saying ( yes we are not).I shift from my earlier position.
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(I asked Madam Marion the same question. here is her reply
Poa sana. Am I safe? No, you are not. It's a doubt but it's geared towards the negative. The answer will there fore be negative.        The same applies to Aren't we on the same page? No , we are not.                It would be different if it were a tag question. We are on the safe page, aren't we? Yes, we are.)
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Lung'afa: Good, now I beat him. His was, I agree then refute (yes we are not). You did not go to the well? No I did not (His was Yes I did not)

Shikuku: ha ha ha! You did not go to the well? The speaker has realised you didn't go  and is seeking affirmation.(No I did not) but I agree discourse analysis can be tiring and confusing.

Lung'afa: Now think it in mother tongue...it takes 'uzii mukidaho dave?' (hii, yee nzii da -Yes I did not go)...and Prof takes the medal. (Haukumpata Mwalimu? Ndivyo, sikumpata) it would be challenging to answer (sivyo, sikumpata-double refute).

Shikuku: ha ha ha! Mother tongue superiority."Wenyanga shina?" In English.."You want what?".Our MT and English are always at variance.

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