In My Tongue

"Salome Mwenda
First and foremost. Ndieciritie ati ona no hiike kuma guiitu hiikire andu angi no riria ndahikire ndanjirie kwiuria atiri tu aragia atia ni ndiiguaga uria maroiga. Noo...
Uhoro ucio ugichoka ukinyuma kiongo ndwaikarire kiongo ta ari undu munene noriria ona ndambiriirie kuigua uria maragia ri tondu gukiaria nokuo ndeciragia ri ngiigua a nindiraigua no gutamuka kuga kwaria riu hau noho nimanjiguaga na ni ndiraigua uria maroiga.

Mwenda M’marete
Nanii mwena wakwa thiina uria wari munene ni maitu uriamangiiguithania arafu kindu kingi ni irio Meru irio iria turugaga itikoraguo ikiruguo ni andu aingi Meru mithemba ya irio ndukikora miena ingi na Meru irio ni mendete kuria [laughter]. Riu ukariguo kana ni makuhota kuruga irio cha kuigana maundu mau mangi matiari thina muno niundu tani arata akwa agikuyu aingi kuoguo ni ndoi maundu maingi ma culuture icio na community.

Salome Mwenda
Ii guitu family ni makenire muno ona nii ni kumaka ndamakire ndamera ndirahika meru makiuga athoni aitu a Meru! Kuu ni kuega ni kuega nitwakenera mundu ucio munu nandieciragia niguuo magukorwo magikena.

Mwenda M’marete
Nani mwene wakwa iii Meru na Gikuyu gutikoraguo na thina kuhikania ni ndaririkana maitu anjirire ndukandehere Mjaluo na Muikamba anga ndirarikana lakini aogire Gikuyu ona giakorwo ni gia Kiambu kana Muranga, Nyeri giothe Gikuyu ni kiega. Of course mangienda hikanie kuu Meru ta acio angi lakini matiari na mihingo minene nimetikirite hatiari na thina muingi

Mwenda M’marete
Mwena wakuwa kindu kiria ndingiuga nitwakorire mucii Gikuyu maundu ma dowry makoraguo mari maritu miene ingi ya Gikuyu naa kuri kindu metaga ngurario Meru tutikoraguo na ngurario kuoguo mucii ucio ndahikanirie ni wa tuteithirie guturutira maundu mangi makoraguo mari part of kuhikania. Niundu Meru mohiki ma Meru ni straight forward na ndikoraguo na maundu maingi wathie waruta indo iria cirendeka ni uguo lakini wathii Gikuyu ugakora mari na maundu maingi extra nakuoguo ndireciria mucii ucio ndahikanirie wa Nderitu tondu andu ni akiristu ni marutire maundu ma tridion maingi. Lakini experience ni yari njega ndiari njuru na ni ndirikanaga riria twathire kahinda kambere twakuite indo Meru mwathii na indo itaraguo ta ari part of dowry lakini acio maugire kwao ni tofauti lakini alI the same ni twahotire kuiguithania na maundu mathii wega.

Salome Mwenda
Ii nani mwena wakurikia ni nguongerera nii guitu metikitie andu ni urata mathiaga. Family kuria wathii kuhika rii na kuria wa uma ri moigaga ni urata marathondeka kuoguo matiendaga ita gutuike nita kuendia muiritu wao marendia maheo mbecha, maugaga oo ni urata marathondeka ni athoni moka kuingira urata machoka matuika andu a family. Kuoguo titakuga murehe mbecha muthii ona mbere kurehe mbecha nihari tofauti na Gikuyu kia Nyeri na Gikuyu gia Kiambu o ni mendaga urata na urata uikare."