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Dholuo

Dani

Grandmother

e.g.

Kiny adhi limo dani

I will go to visit my grandmother tomorrow

By Hamey

August 25, 2022

Martyrs' Day

October 31

Public holiday

Martyrs' Day

Commemorates the 1966 coup and subsequent resistance.

Burkina Faso

Traditional observances

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Jita

Jinkobhe

Nyani

e.g.

Jinkobhe jili mmapori

Nyani ziko kwenye porini

#Baboon

By MgetaJane

September 19, 2022

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3/5

Cheki chali cha chopi chachoma chapo chap chap kwa chochoro.

Sheng

Submitted by Nyotuoro

Translation: Look at the smart guy quickly roasting chapati in the alley.

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Swahili

Nyuma ya

behind

e.g.

Uruguay itacheza na Colombia katika mechi za kumi na sita bora siku ya jumamosi baada ya kufuzu katika kundi la 'Da' nyuma ya Costa Rica.

By Anonymous

September 17, 2021

Today in African History

October 31, 2026

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Oct 31

1956 — The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
1920 — Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan anti-colonial revolutionary leader, is born.
1939 — Ali Farka Touré, a Malian musician and instrumentalist, is born.
1993 — Twenty-five people are killed during a Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match.

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Maasai

Enkungu

Knee

e.g.

Keeta Lucy enkarasha nairinakino enkungu enye.einoto batisho peyie esulunye tenchumata olchani.nepikakini baarafu enkungu peyie eitadou emion wee njian.

Lucy had a bandage round her knee. She got an injury after falling down from a tree.some ice was placed on her knee to help reduce pain and inflammation.

By juliet