Wakuria have developed a generation system which place every individual in a generation group. There are two sets of generations
The first set is called Monyasae and the other is Monyachuma.
The Monyasae has a four circle generations as follows:
Abasae-------Abanyamburiti------Abagamnyeri-------Abamaina
The Monyachuma has also four circle generations as follows:
Abachuma------Abangorongoro------Abagini-------Abanyangi
The generations identifies an individual in the kuria society. For example a child of a Mosae from the monyasae generation circle will be a munyamburiti and will give forth to Omogamunyeri. No one is allowed to marry a child of the same generation. One generation circle is considered to last 25 years. A complete generation circle is hundred years. By Knowing your generation you can easily calculate the age of your parents and grand parents. In my case I am a mugamunyeri and my father is a Mnyamburiti and my son is Omomaina.
By using the generation system you can even know when a major event took place by associating the event and those who witnessed the event if their generation is known eg Uhuru, Second World War etc.
Hope some of you will ask their parents to know their generations.
Comments on the Wakuria generations are invited.
Next issue we will discuss the Saros of the Wanchari ( Circumcision Generations)
Musa Mwita
Thank abakuria admin... Very good job.. keep the torch up.
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Bravo mura weitu. I just bumped into this great blog. I think we should all keep adding to as much info as possible to this. Abakuria were extremely smart. Imagine they understood the risks of in-breeding and emphasized on inter-generational respect by forming amakora. Guys, what's your irekora? I know Tata is umugini, I'm umunyangi and of course my son is umuchuma.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of interviewing our elderly and will be glad to contribute to the blog.
Mbuya bukong'u.
T.G.Chacha.
Very informative. Welcome to our page on facebook. Kuria we need kenya we need. Most of us don't know these things
ReplyDeleteKaka Musa hii ni kazi nzuri, nimepata nafasi ya kukusanya historia ya wakuria katika vipengee mbala mbali ila nitafurahia kuwa na mawasiliano na wewe tuweze kucompare kazi zetu uone nilipofikia unaweza ukapunguza, kuongezea au kufuta kabisa pale mlambapo nimepotea. Chacha Mtundi
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