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Isingoma

Luganda for the first-born of twin boys, from the Baganda custom of naming twins by birth order.

Meaning and origin

Isingoma is used among the Baganda of Uganda for the first-born of twin boys; his younger twin brother is named Kato, while twin girls are Babirye and Nakato.

How to pronounce Isingoma

English (US)ee-sing-GOH-mah /isiŋˈɡoːma/

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