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Pages in category "Bantu-language given names" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akhona;
Bantu-language given names (1 C, 62 P) E. Ethiopian given names (54 P) F. ... Pages in category "African given names" The following 55 pages are in this category, out ...
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Bantu-language given names (1 C, 62 P) Bantu-language surnames (7 C, 65 P) B. ... Pages in category "Bantu languages" The following 36 pages are in this category, out ...
The regiment or army sets also get special names, some of which seem to have ended up as popular male names. In Gaki Nyeri the system was inversed with initiation taking place annually for four calendar years, which would be followed by a period of nine calendar years in which no initiation of boys took place ( mũhingo ). [ 23 ]
Pages in category "African masculine given names" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
A girl could be called "Mumbe" meaning beautiful one or "Mwende" (beloved); Wild animal names like Nzoka (snake), Mbiti (hyena), Mbuku (hare), Munyambu (lion), or Mbiwa (fox); or domesticated animal names like Ngiti (dog), Ng'ombe (cow), or Nguku (chicken), were given to children born of mothers who started by giving stillbirths. This was done ...
The name Wafula, for example, is given to a boy born during the rainy season (ifula or efula). Wanjala is given to one born during famine (injala or enjala to mean 'hunger'). [citation needed] Traditionally, they practiced arranged marriages. The parents of a boy would approach the parents of a girl to ask for her hand in marriage.