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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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Saying #20

-Ai yioho namatiga Vukuru-

(Translated as; Let it  be, that is how it's always been)

Kivara ne rigina riterere. Nukina ku uraswerereka uvuniki. Gutanyariza oreke gave. Nuwegeragera ku uranyora matava. Nivurahi matava gakonyorere vujira yivi mwene kugenya. Kijira nugenya nuriri mbitirira.

Gekorechi gekorechi. Gasunduchi gasunduchi. Gagwii gagwii. Gaduchi gamarii kuduka. Yivi ni vwaha uhangare nago? Gavugiriri shagaveye, gavuguri kuri mangu, yiviki muriva rio kwehozeriza.

Rugano yiru rukubwaa ing'inga ya mang'ana madinyu ganyoo mundu. Rinyara kuva rikuza, kogotiza mwandu, kogoserwa nu mundu, kuduka hudira na gandi. Mundu genyaa yivika mwisuvira ndi, garagasa. Si gavee yago geng'ine gadukaa vandu mba. Koveyeho na gandi manene, manyingi.

Vwituriru mu madinyu vokonyaa mundu asosa vwangu. Rifwenzekerera rizaa na gandi. Kutura mu madinyu genyaa riiva riu mwiyo mwangu, rivugirira ku gosi, kumanya mundu ne kerombe kegeheru, sandara avee nu vuyanzi na rundi kugimbitia.

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