In Burundi, Women Learn Old Way to Say Hello — VOA Learning English
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The hug between the two women lasted a long time.
An 85-year-old woman put her arms around a younger woman she had not seen for months. She asked her a series of questions in a song-like way.
How are you? How is your husband? How are the kids? How are your cows? Are you on good terms with your neighbors?
Prudencienne Namukobwa stopped the song to permit the younger woman to answer. The pattern is familiar to her because she has been doing it for many years.
"Ego," Emelyne Nzeyimana answered over and over in the local Kirundi language. "Yes."
The two women were performing a greeting of their ancestors.
A group of neighbors watched with surprise. Many were seeing their first performance of the…
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