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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 #21

- Ku numuravi-

Umwana wumukana yakwivul'la hango. Na mameve siyazia rukari mba. Numanye mumba mwene mura vakana sivazizaa rukari vava. Kogotwa iki chagwa. Na wayivuu uyu, nigavendi? Ku numuravi.

Rwa vasanji vashira yo vukwi, viduyira kugatavorekaa. Mukana yavirukira wanga nyia. Na nyiuyu si yari yazia havundu mba. Yago namangu. Madinyu ni goo, Musaza aveeyo, wu mukana aranga baba. Musaza yaretwa! Ekesegese chumukari. Kuvisa chahonyo, vamaa vahana vuza zing'ombe. Na gavorekaa kari guku Mukana yari yidikiriza musaza hango hene yaho. Ku numuravi.

Mwana yasura kwitul'la. Kisusu chene. Numbol'la yenya kokohenza mmoni. Mmuduraa vuza. Nuvuyanzi vwivwe mba. Kwariho rwa nyia yavirukaa. Vwaha yari ambol'le? Yaraa kivambara, vosi vavitiriku. Yamanya nakuza. Uyu natahenza, natahenza, murakaze m'mbol'le. Ku numuravi.

Akubaa musaza? Yago namageni kukunyi. Ma vwaha namunyare niva yatama musazeve? Rwa yari nakiraa mukana vaza yaha na nyia, varaa vakubagaji isi, babeve. Mwanoyo gavorekaa niye yatizira isi rwa nyina yari namugumii. Vasangirira nivamusaririza. Na rwa karunu vakiri kutura vazie koteva isi zimbavasi. Vavee kuziandahi mba. Ku numuravi.

Mwana yareta mukari hango, wo! kinia muriru! Adoraaza adora kari navizara. Yatihiza vaharikwa vahararira iruguru. Nakutanji akumaraamba. Wenuyu kogotwa arikamunyare. Yenyaa yononyie hango ha Magomere. Koreta nuvurahi navuzwa koreta vakari Nareve ni kuri koreta matava hango. Vanareve ni vakari vava! Ku numuravi.

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