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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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Rurogori nu rwa 'r', 'l' dave

Kovoraa murogori navuza vandu vang'odaa mulogooli. Kovoraa Evorogori navuza ring'oda rijira maragoli. Kijiraki?

Muriteveririza riange, gamaa ni gava 'indio garange' vujira kivuni kirungi chajira 'rurimi rwitu' rutanga kuva 'lulimi lwitu'. Sikwavakuho ne rivugana rio kohenza mumang'anago. Cha vandu varonda ne ring'oda ria Ivangeri. Na kuduki kumanya Ivangeri yang'odwa madiku gene vasakuru vitu vigaa kong'oda no kosoma. 'Ha r na l, vavoraa, vugura l. Varara vavora ziosi zitumiki, varara vavora 'l' itumikaa norondizaa ku 'e'. Vandi vazia mu kika chokovora sekoveye na 'r' inditu dave. Yaga na gandi gajiri ng'ode yaga mbura kwageriza kuturiza ho rigoyana yirio.

1. Murimoroma, korore yaha. Unyara kuranga mwana wamuvorera ativuri kuri ahanzukaa.

Ra - La
Rara - Lala
Rarara - lalala
Rararara - lalalala
Rarararara - lalalalala
Rararararara - lalalalalala
~Rurimi rwe kerogori rogotaa mundu nativura 'l'.

2. Kutumikiraa Ra re ri ro ru mu rimoroma. Moroma vudunyi mang'ana yaga;

Vurahi - vulahi
Vuruhu - vuluhu
Vurungi - vulungi
Kirahi - kilahi
Ruma - luma
~ Mu vunyingi rigirung'anyia kong'oda 'l' rimaa riromba musomi ativuri 'l'. La le li lo lu.

3. Novodoto kandi nu vwangu komeda 'r' ziviri kuvita 'l' mu rimoroma. Vora nu mwoyo gwi iguru mang'ana yaga;

Rirara - lilala
Vurara - vulala
Kirara - kilala
Verera - velela
~ Uranyora rurimi rwo kerogori ne rodedekerana mundu navora 'l' mu vutambi.

4. Mu kika chu kokora muyinzi noho kindu kitavee chicho vaSwahiri vavoraa "kunyambua".  Ha mwana mang'ana yaga asome.

Korera - kolela
Virira - vilila
Rurira - lulila
Sirira - silila
~ Vandu vingi vamaa varuha korondiza 'r' ziviri vanyagurira ku " l'l". Henza handangu.

5. Murimoroma, kari niva urahurira 'l' umanye imaa ituranaa ku "l'l". Kunyara kovora koveye na L'la L'le l'le L'li L'lo L'lu. Nu rurimi rushaguraa kutivura ndio. Vogeheru nu rwa mang'ana gene gavorwaa ganyara kuva nigavoraa vindu vindi. Henza;

Marira - mal'la (marara)
Surira - sul'la (havundu)
Korera - kol'la (havundu)
Vurira - vul'la (vurara)

6. Ha rurimi ruvuguraa "l'l" ni rwa ring'ana rivezaa ritambi. Gavugirikaa muring'oda rio vovori (direct speech). Mu ring'oda nuvurahi kuta mu vutambi. Henza;

Nyoreriza - nyol'liza
Nyerereka - nyel'leka
Tunyiririza - tunyil'liza
Ziririza - zil'liza

Kuduki kumanya novodoto kong'oda rimoroma rietu shia kurivoraa. Kandi kumanye rivora zana rituranaa ku kinduki kuri ndakivara. Kurava ni kuturi mu vogoyanu vwa kovoye mu. Avandu variho venyaa rihandika rizugane ne zinimi zindi kuri Vidako, Vanyore, Vakisa na Vavugusu. Nuvurahi navuza rwari Rorogori ruragota. Kwegehizi muritumikira 'l' ma kwidinyi ku 'r' yene.

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