Found these words in a magazine I was reading. Thought it was interesting how Luo people name their children depending on when they were born!
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Luo names of birth
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Re: Luo names of birth
this reminds me of some Japanese family names. like, 田中、 田之中 (in the field);井上 (above/on the well);木下 (under the tree)... or maybe some specific places like, 徳島 (tokushima)、福島 (fukushima), etc...
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Re: Luo names of birth
@ararat-tempest I only recognized the character 徳 immediately - but not in connection with a japanese city name
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MoniqueMaRie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:46 pm@ararat-tempest I only recognized the character 徳 immediately - but not in connection with a japanese city name
there are both 徳島県 and 徳島市.
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