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12 Oct

This is a thread about the process of the AGÌKŪYŪ DOWRY.
Makinya ma Ūgūrani wa Ūgìkūyū ( proper)
Rūracio nì thogora wa ìrathimo, ti thogora wa Mūirìtū. Uthoni ūrūmagio ni Ndūgū.

1. Njohi ya Njūrio
Yaheanagwo nìūndū wa kìrathimo kìa ndugu ya mwanake na mūirìtu. Nìgetha ndūgū na ūrata wao ūtonye thìini wa aciari ao.

2 . Njohi ya Karìki- ìnì
Kìrathimo kìa uhani wa na riuhanìro rìa mwanake na mūirìtū

3. Mbūri mìrongo kenda mūiyūrū Kìrathimo kìa aciari

4. Mbūri ikūmi cia ūgendi
Kìrathimo kìaa baba wa mūirìtū ( Paternal uncles)

5. Mbūri ikūmi cia Ūihwa
Kìrathimo Kìaa Mama (maternal uncles) kwì Mūirìtu

6. Ngoima cìa Mūhìrìga
Kìrathimo kìa Mūhìrìga kwì Mūiritū

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Agikuyu Women

@AgikuyuWomen

11 Oct

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Project Genesis:
Jacque Njeri, @of_njeri a digital artist, has a project called Genesis; A MODERN FUTURISTIC INTERPRETATION OF A MATRIARCH INSPIRED BY THE GIKUYU MYTH OF ORIGIN in which she outlines 4 of the 9+daughters ( Kenda Mūiyūru) from a more modern futuristic perspective

Beginning with Nyambura, Wanjiru, Waceera, and Wangũi, we feature her work. Her work is both a short narrative of the daughters and a contemporary visual (photos) of the daughters.

Nyambura
✓ 5th daughter of Gĩkũyũ & Mũmbi and the matriarch of the Ambura/Ethaga
✓ Believed to have control over weather: Causing / stopping rain, controlling the atmosphere making her pretty much Storm’s ancestor.
✓ The Ambura also possessed other supernatural powers

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Agikuyu Women

@AgikuyuWomen

9 Oct

For those who missed the thread we did on Waing'a the medicine man. Here goes. Please also look out for the thread on MARIMŪ and they kings immediately after this one. There is absolutely nothing wrong with learning, unlearning, and re-learning our History. Share we all learn.

WAING'A
ᴺᵈᵃʰᵘ̂ⁿʸᵘ̂ᵏᶦ̂ᵗᵉ ⁿᵍᶦᵘᵐᵃ ᵏʷᵃ ʷᵃᶦⁿᵍ'ᵃ ×²
ᴺʲᵉᶜū ᴬᵏiⁿʲᵒʸᵃ,ᴬᵍᶦ̂ᵗʰᵃᵐᵇᶦᵃ ʷᵉᵍᵃ. ᴬᵏᶦ̂ʰᵃᵏᵃ ᵐᵃᵍᵘᵗᵃ, ᴬᵏᶦ̂ʰᵘᵐᵇᵃ ⁿᵍᵘᵒ ʸᵒʰᵒⁿᵒᵏᶦᵒᵒᵒ.ᴷʷᵃ ʷᵃᶦⁿᵍ'ᵃ ⁿᵈᶦᵍᵃᶜᵒᵏᵃ.gʷᵃᵏᵉ ʳᶦ̂ⁿᵍᶦ̂ ⁿᵈᶦᵍᵃᶜᵒᵏᵃ.

This is a song from a historical moment in Gîkûyû history.

The year is 1889, where Tumutumu mission stands today, you can only see a medicine man's hut (Waing'a).

In previous years, his compound wouldn't be as full as it is today. Many people know natural herbs,

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Agikuyu Women

@AgikuyuWomen

8 Oct

Waing'a the great medicine man.
⁽ᴺᵈᵃʰᵘ̂ⁿʸᵘ̂ᵏᶦ̂ᵗᵉ👏🏽 ⁿᵍᶦᵘᵐᵃ👏🏽 ᵏʷᵃ👏🏽 ʷᵃᶦⁿᵍ'ᵃ⁾ ×²
ᴺʲᵉᶜū👏🏽 ᴬᵏiⁿʲᵒʸᵃ,👏🏽
ᴬᵍᶦ̂ᵗʰᵃᵐᵇᶦᵃ👏🏽 ʷᵉᵍᵃ,👏🏽
ᴬᵏᶦ̂ʰᵃᵏᵃ👏🏽 ᵐᵃᵍᵘᵗᵃ,👏🏽
ᴬᵏᶦ̂ʰᵘᵐᵇᵃ👏🏽 ⁿᵍᵘᵒ👏🏽 ʸᵒʰᵒⁿᵒᵏᶦᵒᵒᵒ.👏🏽

ᴷʷᵃ👏🏽 ʷᵃᶦⁿᵍ'ᵃ👏🏽 ⁿᵈᶦᵍᵃᶜᵒᵏᵃ.👏🏽
ᴷʷᵃᵏᵉ👏🏽 ʳᶦ̂ⁿᵍᶦ̂👏🏽 ⁿᵈᶦᵍᵃᶜᵒᵏᵃ👏🏽 ᵃᵃᵃ.👏🏽

This is a song from a historical moment in Gîkûyû history.
The year is 1889, where Tumutumu mission stands today, you can only see a medicine man's hut (Waing'a).

In previous years, his compound wouldn't be as full as it is today. Many people know natural herbs, and the diseases they cure/remedy so visiting a medicine man is a last resort.

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Agikuyu Women

@AgikuyuWomen

28 Aug

Definition of terms; Post credit to Kikuyu Council of elders

1. Mūiti wa mbūgū (diviner)- ūyū nīwe mūndū mūgo na nīarī mbūthū ya mwano na nī aragūraga na mbūgū.

2. Kīoni - (seer) ūyū ndarī mwano na oonagio maūndū kumania na indo na andū. No arore mbakī, matu, njata, ona mara ma mbūri kana nyoni na ahote kūheywo ndūmīrīri nī Ngai kana ngomi.

3. Mūgongoni (priest) - ūyū no akorwo e mūthuuri o woothe mūhe guoko gwa kūgongona...ona no akorwo e mūthuuri wa kīama kana kīgotho wa mūciī. Nī mekīraga ngotho ya mūgwongo guoko kwa motho.

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Agikuyu Women

@AgikuyuWomen

27 Jun

DEFINITION OF TERMS

✓ MÛHÎRÎGA----Nî rûciaro rwa mûirîtu ng'ania wa arîa kenda mûiyûru a gîkûyû na mûmbi, rîmwe na rîmwe andû a mûhîrîga ûmwe nîmeitaga a nyûmba îmwe.

✓ MBARÎ---Nî rûhonge rwa mûhîrîga.

✓ GÎTHAKU---Nî rûhonge rwa mbarî.

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✓ RÛRÎRA---Andû a rûrîra rûmwe nî arîa oothe makuruhanîtio na thakame ya aciari aao.

✓ NDÛGÛ----Andû a ndûgû nî gîkundi kîa arîa oothe makuruhanîtio nî mîhîrîga na ndîra ona moothoni, rîmwe na rîmwe mûgîkûyû oigaga andû aitû, handû ha ndûgû ciitû
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✓ RIIKA--- Nî gîkundi kîa andû maciarîtwo hamwe hingo îmwe kana maruîte hingo îmwe ta mwaka ûmwe.

✓ NYARÛME----Mûrû wa nyina na mûndû wanja nîwe nyarûme wa mwana wa mwarî wa nyina ûcio.

✓ MÛIHWA---Mwana wa mwarî wa nyina na mûndû mûrûme nîwe mûihwa wa mûrû wa nyina ûcio.

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