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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 26

- Uriagana na Mangidi

Trans; You will meet Mangidi (Ogre).

Mangidi avee na katwi kadi ne riviri rigari. Katwi kazana kaveye nurwiga. Kurwiga koveeku ne emoni ndara. Avura muru. Munwa gwatomboka minu mugi kuri giking'ang'a. Matui gege namanene kuvita mutwi. Maswa gaizura kumbiri. Kigaro chiche kinyara kugumira vandu vatano vahindira. Masanda gege gatega kuri matimu. Nagenda hasi hadegeraa. Unyara kumbita muzimbiru mba kijira anyara komora kuri ingugi, nanina kumisara kandi anyara kunyagura kuri mundu. Afwanaa ridimoni.

Kwagana na Mangidi ne rirora ridiku ritambi. Vandu vakoraa mima jitenyekaa ivo vamaa vava vageni va Mangidi. Nakugumii sunyara kwiruka. Roveza rufwee. Niye mwigizi wavatingu.

Yiru rugano rukubirwaa vandu vatahuriraa mang'ana. Vavezaa vahangari navahindira kuvo. Nu rugano rwukutihiza vana vavuri kogotera mukidaho, muritenya, mumurimi, muvukinu noho kunzira nivatumiywi. Kandi ruvagayaa kogenda vudiku. Mangidi anyara kuva nagenda.

Gene sekoveekuho ne kerombe kuri Mangidi. Avura ho mundu yakerora. Vageri va kare vatumikiraa Mangidi kutihiza vana vave vangu na vahuriri ga vavorerangwa. Yiki ni kijira umwana anyara konyora matava naveye yengine. Si vwaraa vurahi kuva wa vandu vataveyemba. Vindu viu mburimu viaraa kuvunyingi na virara viraa virahi mba.

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