Hanna, seated on the left, at Saturday's farewell party held in Musoma. |
The party was well-attended and it was great to see the tremendous joy that permeated the ceremony. There were also some sad moments expressed by her mother, Maria, for having to let her go.
I looked up the English description defining my relation to "my cousin's daughter" and came up with "my first cousin once removed", a mouthful. In the Swahili language she is described by one word only, mpwa, and is in the same category as my nieces, my sisters' daughters.
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2 comments:
Mada actually Hanna is your second cousin, Maria her mother is you first cousin.
I checked, and re-checked and I am getting the same information: she is my first cousin once removed.
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