Names

Names.  One of the first things we do when we have a baby is use her name. Names here are interesting.  Sibajente (See bah Jen a). Twapagwa. Botias, Chilala. Chabonwa. Chileleko. Do you notice a pattern? The language here typically includes vowels are at end of words, especially E & A (long vowel), so Matt is "Mattie" & Kurt is "Kurtie" But then there's Ruth,  Paula, Mary, Robert, & Macus. And THEN we hear the Aunties call  Sibagente "JJ" or "Seebah"! No wonder the children dont respond when we call their name. When the native names are translated to English, we have "Cabinet", " Pencil", "Bicycle",  "Blister", or "Cedar" so the Aunties give the babies an English name.


So far there's no baby named Dixie!

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