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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

Vanwee marwa ga vandu vakari

-:Reka ndaa kunwekaku yaka kwanza 
-: Marwa GA vakari
-‬: Yee, mbira wa chifu basi
-: Kari umroji yitangatsa kumba. Navutsa vandu vamtia chigira voroji
-: Indaga seke,
-: Marwa GA vakari
-: Senji
-: Uhambikaa Marwa ga vakari
-: Gavikura ni garih
-: Yenyaa mbole ku yigingili yamanya. 
-: Rungafa yivi wanwaku ri rwa mwisho?
-: Mbeeku nunu, Marwa GA vasakuru : Shieee
-: Gavee hayi
-: Yaha
-‬: Bure kabisa
-: Kukukayiza Marwa GA Vakari!
-: mwoyo ku marwa
-: Turizaku, mirwa jitaa vandu sana. Mwaza nuyanza
-: Teddy mbeku ssirinji miambiri nguri kaginis yaha
-: Mbano iye anwezaa Marwa GA vasaza
-: Undi mugorova ahambichi ibusa
-: vwaha yakovola genaga go gavasaza mea
-: Marwa dae, fwana kindu kindi
-: basi ndagura kuri ga davis aguriku mgorova gara..
-: Nyasaye akwimili. Ukiriku mugeni mukirasi.
-: GA Davis ni kindu kindi. Marwa dae
-‬: Senji
-: Alafu mwibange, nyenyaa mutovore havundu koveku na ka luncheon ndi. Kurimenyaa kunu? Mwenyaa rudikuki?
-‬: Jumapiri
-: Ibusa iyi
-: Jumapiri vurahi
-: hayi?
-: Mubar
-: Rungafa uvee engechi sana
-: Jumapiri ni mapema sana, some of us koveku iruguru kidogo. Kubange ka possible date
-: Noho mwenyanji mukivanda? Ibusa dae
-‬: Yee, mweri wa kane gujaga
-: Wakayoga. I second you
-‬: Sande
-: yee early april
-: Wa Kane?  Ku nwe marwa? : Muzie mukolle ihare
-: nakokole ihare nivi...ove engechi kabisaa
-: Marwa vasaza vanwezaa vuri ridiku
-‬: Uvee engechi
-: Mea nguliku Guinness ziviri... Mbe vurahi dae
-: Urava vurahi, ngusaalaa
-: Teddy yivi ngulaza ndara ma Davis anguli ndara
-‬: Teddy akugulii??
-: Musaza asavaa marwa kweri?
-‬: Hii
-: Mjama oyo asuu kungula
-: Nindaa teddy akuguli alafu ku inzi nguri
-: Ndakusara mwami akorore
-: Rindilla
-: Nusakuri nutagalla : Maseke fwana : Guiness vegobizaa mba
-‬: Teddy gula Mmbano ginis
-: Mimi na pombe hatuelewani ata. Ntaanzaje kumuharibu mwenzangu
-: Askari I : Hupendi pombe
-: Teddy ngulaku marwa mea
-: Lung'afa ndumira miambiri mbunguziri vuruhu yaha
-: Rinda kidogo ndumaa
-: Sawa
-‬: Karinzi m'ndumiri
-: Tanga urindi vandumiri kwanza
-: Ndumiri vwaha
-‬: Tumira wutumira kwanza
-: Wandumira ivu
-: Tuma kwinzi kwanza mea... Mbe yaha nyenya nwi
-‬: Tuma vwangu mea
-: Ngubaa isabu yaha enene. Nindumira Mbano,  Sammy aranwa here.  Ku magabidi Mbano akore forwarding ku Sammy.  Na rwa Teddy amaa arore arasumbura Sana.  Ku magabidi Sammy akore kindu chavarangaa law of forwarding. Ma Teddy  ahevwe Mia Mbiri zana. 

Arafu inzi mambe nindigaa mwere. Vurahi da! Magabidi Teddy akore kindu chavarangaa returning to the owner.  

Ngonyi koo. Ninduma mambe nengori here? 

-: Tuma vwangu mea
-‬: Tuma alafu ukore esabu yoyo
-: Nkt... Ove kifune kabisaa
-: Mbee halla ndakorora. Munwee na muvura zisendi. 
-: Nufwani engechi
-‬: Yivi ni engechi imwamu
-: Musemanaa kandi?
-: Iplan yinyu igwii mburimu
-‬: Utuma anoho kuzizagili kukugamba?
-: Ndumaa. Rinda chidogo
-‬: Sawa kurindaa
-: Ndumiri pay bill : Mpesa irakara
-: Tuma mea
-: Teva bar tender epay bill
-‬: Ovee imburi, tuma ama nguseme kandi
-: Ovee risiamgomo kabisaa
-‬: Ovee ingiri
-: Murembanaa vene?  Mureke marwa. Tumi pay bill nimuyanza
-‬: Kari kwenyi zisendi zizio dae
-: Vahambichi. Magu shia visuha!
-‬: Kunyi kari kukuteviku zisendi 
-: Vanazyo...vujira zyenizyo kurahambika bado
-‬: Kandi kurahambika vuvii sana
-: Kandi kumakuhambika madiku gandi gosi vujira zisendi zizio
-‬: Kari kogotwa ki kikugadi ati kurinda tusendi tutwo
-: Vavee mukivanda wa sundi : Iwo wa vahanzukiraa : Virato vivura mbirenge
-: Senji
-: Mea gona ukusinyaa
-: Waiting for Godot

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