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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

Rung'afa ring'aha ria yang'aha...

-: koveho garaha mea
-‬: Suviri mragii
-: Yivi.  Ororaa Mbano da?
-: komejiho kusaandizi
-: Mragii nivurahi
-: yivi umarii kuria mchere?
-‬: Mgamba kandi numragiri
-‬: Ovee imbiti sana, mchere nugwanga rung'afa na gwuma
-: yee...venavo michere kwavarekera
-‬: Varizaza mchere ni iturunji
-: mavakuba zipicha kandi
-‬: Yee, vashenzi sana
-: vandu vifuria kabisaa
-‬: Kwanza mnyaa wi zimbiriginyi ku mtwi ura
-: Mundu mwere kabisaa...mwenuyu ngotwa arikonywandi...kari mganga yagerizaku kumkonya yatamwa
-‬: Mganga anyariza dae, fana madam wi nasari amkonye
-: kari vamadam venya mndu aragira...vandu vayanza michere vamadamu vavenya da
-‬: Agirigare, ku akorendi?
-: Uyu rwafa mea...rwafa
-: Rung'afwa rwafwa
-‬: Osi kari
-: kumanyi dae mea
-: Azie ateve ivusaniaga
-: Kari kumanyi ivusaniaga da
-‬: Ateve marion
-: Marion numkana msaniaga ngani?
-‬: Osi, manyidae
-: Ama afwana msaniaga... Ndagaya Lung'afa areke kogeriza kotemaku ahuriraa dae
-‬: Rungafa nu mndu mahula kweri?
-‬: Rung'afa ki kivi
-: Achi nogona
-‬: Ngone sai nangiri kuria mea
-: Ukuza dae
-: Vandu vadekerwaa na mama... Nkt
-: Inzara nimbi mea
-‬: Yivi odekerwaa na baba?
-: rung'afa yivi odekerwaa na vwaha
-: Na Marion
-‬: Rungafa ring'aha rya yang'aha yirio nikuri adekerwa nu mndu msaza
-: hehe rung'afa ati odekerwaa nugusaza yeyo
-‬: Ole yani
-: rinyangana
-‬: Yadamba
-: teddy tanga urindi kumarane na rung'afa
-‬: Rung'afa wakuria?
-: Ngonaaa
-‬: Sawa

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