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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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~Kidundu kihindiraa numuruhu gwacho.

Kidundu nikisara kindi nang'ana rusie mbong'erere na keveye nizingedu kuri mukonye nanikihindii kidinyaa kuri chavasungu varangaa 'bamboo'. Hagati hacho numuruhu.

Visara vie vidundu vimeri havundu mavinaraaho beyi. Viayanzirira kumazi numuvivanda. Virara vijira vitambi kuvindi ni vindi vimbigidi kuvyo kijira nikisaraa kitambihaa. Nanohenza vurahi rwa mavivezaa vitemwi uranyora viveye nimiruhu ruganorugano, virara  miruhu mineneku nejindi miruhu midiku.

Shagazaa murugano genaga nagavakuru vene vamanyi. Kunyi vamadikaaga korondizaaza mang'ana. Rurara kunyara kuganagania gatenyekaa. Mugirigari ruganiru nurwokovora uruyari rwumundu avezaa narwo noho miima nakivara jituraa muvwana kudukana nirikarirwa ririe mukivara.

Muruhu gwenigu gunyara kuva iriesiha ryu mundu, vunyari vwivwe, vudukiru, zinganagani, vikorwa, riiva, ridamana, rigehera nevindi vindu vinyingi korondekana nashagekorekaa. Vandu sivafananaa na vikorwa viavo sivirenganaa, nasigenyaa korenganyia kijira sinuvuyanzi vwu mundu kuva shavee navuzwa nizimbavasi zinene mundu kuva neriva ririe rugano navandi.

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