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16 Oct

WAMŪYŪ the 10th daughter of Gìkūyū and Mūmbi. She was the last born and although she had children, she remained unmarried. Gìkūyū, her father in his wisdom saw it prudent to perform Igongona rìa WAMŪYŪ for her. See thread for full explanation.

Igongona rìa Wamūyū ( For all Single Mothers.)
Igongona rìrì rìa Wamūyū nìrio Awa Gìkūyū arūtìire mwana wake wa Ikūmi na kìhinga-nda, Mūirìtu wetagwo Wamūyū. Wamūyū nìwe warì mūirìtū wa Gìkūyū na Mūmbi ūrìa wagìire ciana no Ndahikire.

Nongoria cia Igongona rìa Wamūyū nì;

1. Mūtumia ūcio Single Mother Kūrathimwo nìgetha akahota kūgūranìra anake na kwendia aìrìtu

2. Gūtuithania Rūrìra /Ndìra cia mwana kana ciana ciake

3. Ciana gūciarwo Mūhìrìga- Inì wa gūka wao ( baba wa mūirìtu.)

4. Mūtumia ūcio gūciarwo ta kìhii kìa mūciì wa ithe.

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Agikuyu Women

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15 Oct

A thread about Agìkūyū traditional Mūratina and what each component In the Mūratina stands for.
Njoohi ya Mūratina ni ya kūrathima na noongorio ciayo nicio Ici:

MAAĨ
Atĩ mũgĩkũyũ atũũragĩra ma,arũgamaga na ma,kwoguo ma-ĩĩ,na maaĩ nĩ muoyo

Mūratina Tree👇👇👇👇Mūratina.

MĨRATINA
Mĩratina nĩ Ngai ũhandaga na ũũmbi waake ta nyoni,mũndũ angĩhaanda kĩratina ona gĩakũra itunda nĩ gũbutha rĩbuthaga,no rĩa kwĩmeria rĩtibuthaga,kĩratina nĩkĩo kĩĩgũithagia thĩ,

nongoorio ya kĩratina nĩta kuuga mũgĩkũyũ akũraga nginya we mwene akanogio nĩ gũtũũra arĩkia kuona njiarwa,akaagwa nĩ kwenda no ti gũkua.
Nĩ mũgiro gũtua mũratina ũrĩ mwĩthĩ amu kũu no ta kũũraga mũndũ,mũratina wetagĩrĩrwo ũkũre nginya wĩgũithie thĩ

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Agikuyu Women

@AgikuyuWomen

13 Oct

@designs_naomi

If you are looking for an outfit for a traditional ceremony such as Rūracio, Ngurario, If your child has a cultural day, if you want to borrow an outfit for a photo shoot for yourself or your family, contact our house designer Naomi of @designs_naomi Her number is 0702-376767.

More of Naomi's designs below. Her excellent work was featured in the Daily nation Saturday magazine in August last year. See photo below.

Children's cultural day.

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Agikuyu Women

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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

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11 Oct

@of_njeri

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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