Naming in the Acholi tribe( from Oyet Abdon)
I n African traditional culture and mostly among the luo community especialy the Acholi and the langi tribes, naming of children was done according to the prevailing situation. Oyet is my name and it was given to me by my parents and this name discribes the situation of the poor families and according to my parents they say that I was born in the time when they were very poor that they did not even have any single coin on them. When I was still young my father made me sit down and he started explainig to me the meanig of my name.
Like any other naming for example the twins are named according to their sex.Male twins, the first one is called Opio and the second is Ocen.and the other child born after the twins is called Okello and again after the other child is named 0dong and then after this any name can be given to the other children.and for the famele twins the first one is Apio followed by Acen and after its Akello and the other one is Adong and still here any name can be given.
During the time of war like it is now in our area the female child is Amony and a male child is called Omony and in times of famine a male child is called Okech and a female child is called Akech.
I would therefore like to know how other cultures behave towards these cultural namings.
Like any other naming for example the twins are named according to their sex.Male twins, the first one is called Opio and the second is Ocen.and the other child born after the twins is called Okello and again after the other child is named 0dong and then after this any name can be given to the other children.and for the famele twins the first one is Apio followed by Acen and after its Akello and the other one is Adong and still here any name can be given.
During the time of war like it is now in our area the female child is Amony and a male child is called Omony and in times of famine a male child is called Okech and a female child is called Akech.
I would therefore like to know how other cultures behave towards these cultural namings.

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