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OYAORE

dholuo*

morning greeting.

direct translation: "the sky has opened itself"
 

example:

"oyaore?" [goodmorning!]

"oyaore!" [goodmorning!]

*Dholuo is a Nilotic language spoken by about 4.2 million people in Kenya and Tanzania and is the mother language of interdisciplinary artist Ⓛ Akinyi.

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