unyago

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English

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Etymology

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From Swahili unyago.

Noun

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unyago (uncountable)

  1. In Swahili culture, a set of rituals that use music and dance to celebrate the coming of age of girls, teaching them about sex and conjugal life.
    • 2015 December 19, “Female-Driven Multiple Concurrent Sexual Partnership Systems in a Rural Part of a Southern Tanzanian Province”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Largely missing from the discussion on multiple concurrent sexual partnerships is how the lessons and experiences on sexuality at a young age, by traditions such as unyago, play out in adult life.

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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unyago (u class, no plural)

  1. unyago (set of rituals that use music and dance to celebrate the coming of age of girls, teaching them about sex and conjugal life)
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  • jando (circumcision rites)