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otieno atieno born at night

oyo born on the way

odiambo adiambo born in the evening

akinyi born in the morning

ochiEN achiEN born mid-afternoon

onyaNgo anyaNgo born mid-morning

OmUndi born early morning

owuma awuma born face down

OkOth akOth born in the rainy season

Opio/odoNgo for male twins

Ochola achola dark

okech akech born during famine

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Explanation of orthography:

ch=± (voiceless palatal (alveo-palatal?) affricate); y=j(palatal glide); j=® (voiced palatal affricate); cApItAl vOwEls=[-ATR] vowels; other vowels have normal IPA(not English) values; th=theta (voiceless interdental fricative); dh=p(voiced interdental fricative); N=?(velar nasal); double vowel=long vowel; ny=… (palatal nasal); sh=• (voiceless palatal fricative);

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