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  2. Tiriki - Wikipedia

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    The name Hamisi itself was derived from a trader who run a shop in the area from the early days of colonialism. The typical way the Tiriki refer to Hamisi is "Wa-Hamisi" which means the place of Hamisi. Tiriki location is just under 40 kilometers long running southwest to north east. It is roughly shaped like a dumbbell.

  3. Hamisi Constituency - Wikipedia

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    The name Hamisi also refers to the Administrative Capital of Hamisi Constituency where majority of government offices in the Division are located. The name Hamisi itself was derived from a trader who run a shop in the area from the early days of colonialism. The typical way the Tiriki refer to Hamisi is "Wa-Hamisi" which means the place of Hamisi.

  4. Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language - Wikipedia

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    As reported in the 15th ed. of the Ethnologue, [4] a 1980 survey by Bernd Heine and Wilhelm Möhlig estimated there to be 100,000 speakers of Tiriki. The 17th ed. of the Ethnologue [5] indicates a Tiriki-speaking population of 210,000 based on the 2009 Kenyan census, which surveyed ethnicity not language.

  5. Tikki Tikki Tembo - Wikipedia

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    Tikki Tikki Tembo is set in ancient China and invents a fictitious ancient Chinese custom whereby parents honor their first-born sons with long, elaborate names that everyone is obliged to say completely – no nicknames, no shortening of any kind – while second-born sons are typically given short, unimportant names.

  6. John (surname) - Wikipedia

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    John is a surname which, like the given name John, is derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן ‎, Yôḥanan, meaning "Graced by Yahweh". People with this surname include: Aidan John (born 2000), Canadian football player

  7. Khayo - Wikipedia

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    The Bakholo came from Bukholo. The Batsoe, Bakhibe, Bamukwe and Bamwaka broke away from the Tiriki. From the days of the ancestors, it was decreed that, one was not allowed to marry from his clan or that of his mother. Children belonged to their father's clan. The Khayo sub tribe is named after Were Mukhayo, who led Abakhayo from Busoga to Ibanda.

  8. Kuria people - Wikipedia

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    The Kuria people may not have a common origin, although a number of clans claim to have come from Egypt. Kurian culture is an amalgam of several heterogeneous cultures. Among the Kuria are people who were originally from the Kalenjin-, Maasai-, Bantu-and Luo-speaking communities. Between AD 1400 and 1800, during migrations into Bukurya, the ...

  9. Ancestors of Avalon - Wikipedia

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    Ancestors of Avalon is a 2004 historical fantasy novel by American writer Diana L. Paxson, based on an idea of Marion Zimmer Bradley. [1] [2] [3]The book is one of 7 prequels to Bradley's fantasy novel Mists of Avalon.