Project Genesis:
Njeri @of_njeri is digital artist. She 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
Wanjirū
✓ Wanjirū, was the first born daughter of Gìkūyū and Mūmbi and mother of the Ajirū clan
✓ The photo is an imagination of Wanjirũ receiving a prophecy.
✓ She was a seer and her prophecies helped the community plan ahead of any impending danger.
Wacera
✓ Wacera was the third daughter of Gìkūyū and Mūmbi and the mother of the Acera clan.
✓ She was the Traveller & The smooth talker
Wangũi
✓ Wangũi was the 9th daughter of Gikuyu and Mumbi, head of the musical Angūi clan.
@of_njeri we are still waiting for the other 6 daughters.
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Learn, re-learn, unlearn that Among the Agìkūyū, there lived a great medicine man called Waing'a. But his soon changed and in a song, he was labeled saitani
1. Nyamūthaka- Purple grains 2. Nyamūkūū- White grains with a few dark purple ones. 3. Njerū- Yellow
They were planted in both mbura ya Njahì and mbura ya Mwere seasons. They grew very fast.
It was planted using a mūro or kahiū
ga kūrima.
Phenolic compounds in Purple corn have in numerous studies been proved to have potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, and anti-angiogenesis properties.They were also found to ameliorate lifestyle diseases, such as obesity, diabetes,
hyperglycemia, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases, based on their strong antioxidant power involving biochemical regulation amelioration.
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In Mūgìkūyū Mūkinyu - we have documented stories of the 12 clans of giants in the Agìkūyū land, Ngwìko, Rūraacio, pre and post colonial Agìkūyū
history and much more.
In Gìkūyū English Dictionary First Edition, we have documented Gìkūyū words and their English translations. The Gìkūyū alphabet and how the different vowels are pronounced and much more.
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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.
Agìkūyū Seed Preservation
One of the primary duties of seers was the storage of planting seeds. The community entrusted them with this duty because they were well versed in meteorological observations. At night as usual they studied the positions of the stars, for instance
the Pleiades, a cluster of loose stars in the constellation Tauras consisting of 6 visible stars to the naked eyes. Pleiades are associated with weeding periods hence Kìrìmìri the weeding stars. The direction of the wind and the cloud formation has a special message to the seers
as to the general public. The most effective instruments in the study of rains are the insects. Seers are very much aware of this, more than any one of us. The insect’s behavior tendencies are controlled by instincts created by their biological clocks. In anticipation of a long
Definition of terms
✓Grandfather- Guka/Wagui
✓Grandmother- cūcū/ maitū
✓Father - Baba/ Awa
✓ Mother - Mami / Maitū
✓ Son - Mūrū
✓ Daughter - Mwarī
✓Brother - Mūrū wa maitū
✓ Sister - Mwarī wa maitū
✓Nephew/ Niece - Mūihwa
✓ Male cousin - Mūrū wa iya
✓ Female cousin - Mwarī wa iya
✓ Sister in law - Maramu
✓ Brother in law - Wamûgongo
✓ Father in law (your husband's father) - Iciciara
✓ Mother in law (your husband's mother)- nyaciara
✓ Grand Children - Tūcūcū
✓ Great Grandchildren - Tūcūkūrū
Months in Gìkūyū
In our first book publication Mūgìkūyū Mūkinyu, we explain how the Agìkūyū named their seasons. We also explain the reasons behind each of the Gìkūyū names given to the 12 months of the Gregorian calendar. Below, are the months in Gìkūyū as per the Gregorian C
1.JANUARY Mweri wa MŪGAA
2.FEBRUARY mweri wa MŪGETHO
3.MARCH mweri wa KĪHU
4.APRIL mweri wa MŪTHATŪ
5.MAY mweri wa MŪGIRANJARA
6.JUNE mweri wa GATHATHANWA
7.JULY mweri wa GATHANO
8.AUGUST mweri wa MWORIA NYONI
9.SEPTEMBER mweri wa MŪGAA WA KEERĪ
10.OCTOBER mweri wa MWANIA THENGE
11.NOVEMBER mweri wa KANYUA HŪNGŪ
12.DECEMBER mweri wa GATUMU
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