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Listed ethnies and their geographic location:

 

Abbo (F)

mudama, a condiment

 

Abikanile (F)

yao: listen

 

Abuya (F)

luo: born when the garden was overgrown

 

Achieng (F)

luo: born at mid day

 

Adongo (F)

luo: second of twins

 

Akello (F)

luo: born after twins

 

Akeyo (F)

luo: born during the harvest

 

Akinyi (F)

luo: born in the early morning

 

Akoth (AH-koh-th) (F)

Luo: born during the rainy season

 

Alile (ah-LEE-leh) (F)

Yao: she weeps

 

Aluna (ah-LOO-nah) (F)

Mwera: come here

 

Aluoch (AH-loo-oh ch) (F)

Luo: born on a overcast morning

 

Amondi (AH-mohn-dee) (F)

Luo: born at dawn

 

Angweng (AHNG-wen) (F)

Luo: born during the time of the white ants

 

Anindo (Ah-neen-do) (F)

Luo: Given when the mother slept a lot during pregnancy

 

Anyango (AHN-yahn-go) (F)

Luo: given to a child born about mid day

 

Apiyo (AH-pee-oh)(F)

Luo: given to the first of twins

 

Areta (ah-REH-tah) (F)

Bini: charmer

 

Arogo (AH-ro-go) (F)

Luo: given when the mother nagged a lot during pregnancy

  

Candace (candees) (F)

Hereditary name of a long line of Ethiopian queens

-> Candase, Candi, Candy, Candice

 

Chenzira (M)

Shona: Middle of the road (when a child was born on the road)

 

China (F)

Shona: Thursday (for a child born on that day)

 

Dorleta (F)

Zimbabwe, Shona: To Give Birth (very rare)

 

Emojung (EH-mo-yung)

Karamojong: the old one

 

Eranyata (F)

Maasai: song

 



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