- 1998 - Armed forces of the DRC and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD rebels and Rwandan troops during the Second Congo War.
- 2014 - Prime Minister of Lesotho, Tom Thabane, flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.
- 1975 - Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach, is born.
- 2006 - Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian journalist and author, dies.
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Ekikene
Monkey. Synonym: Ekikembo / ekikondo
e.g.
Ekikene erithundya okureka ku-muthi. / Ekikembo erithundya okureka ku-muthi. / Ekikondo erithundya okureka ku-muthi.
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The monkey is swinging from the tree.
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Chuori chuora chuora chuori
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: You husband is my my husband and my husband is your husband.
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Ekirindo
Quail
e.g.
Ekirindo erariwa ke enyama nakava erathumiwa ku erithura eriae.
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The quail is eaten as meat or used for its eggs.
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