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Wanyonyi

Luhya for a boy born in the farming season when fields were cleared of weeds ahead of the rains.

Meaning and origin

Wanyonyi sits among the Luhya names that place a child's birth inside the farming calendar of western Kenya, alongside names for the harvest, the rains and hard years.

How to pronounce Wanyonyi

English (US)wah-NYOH-nyee /wɑːˈɲɔːɲiː/

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