Unit 9: Family (Gang)

Quote of the week: Gang dong gang.

Acholi Proverb.

Core Competency: Build capacity of communities and organizations.

Overview

In this unit you will learn to: Communicative tasks:

• Describe the family • Describe household chores and gender roles

HIV/AIDS

• Address Treatment, Home-Based Care, Prevention of opportunistic diseases, Nutrition, Palliative Care, Counseling and advice on writing of a will in a detailed text on page 139 • Address Care, Treatment and Positive Living in a text on page 140 • Talk about Care, OVC and Income Generating Activities in a text on page 143

Culture

• Family structure.

Paco (Family)

Learning Objective: Having lived and observed relationship at the homestay, each trainee/volunteer will describe relationship among 5 family members. The relationships should be unique to the extended family of host country and different from mainstream American nuclear family.

Bonny: Laworo otyeno onongo itye wun ki nga? Okalo: Onongo atye wan ki lamera ma dit , in kono onongo itye wuni anga? Bonny: Onwongo atye wan ki lamera. Okalo: En bedo kwene? Bonny: En bedo gin ki kwaro wa. Okalo: Wa lamera madit bedo bot kwara. Bonny: Wacet kong i lima. Okalo: Pe twere , woda ki nyara two, abi tero ki gin yat. Bonny: Aya mot gi.

Lok manyen

lamera madit lamera matidi omera ma dit omera ma tidi omegina ki lomegina lamin ma kwara twoo yat/yen nera omin wora waya adaa my elder sibling my younger sibling my older brother my young brother my siblings maternal aunt grandfather to be sick medicines; drugs maternal uncle my paternal uncle my paternal aunt my grandmother.

Nong gin ma caro lok man gonyo: Find out the meaning of these proverbs: Proverb/Idiom

1. Ceng nekko omero , pe ceng cullo.
2. Pe inye odoo ma ki goyo ki nyeki .

Culture Note

In a family, the eldest/first son is supposed to inherit the father's property regardless of how old the boy is. Traditionally, the father is the head of the family. The child is not supposed to address his father by name regardless of how old he/she is. Uncles and aunts play a more important role in the family structure than in American and European families. There is a difference between uncle and aunt from the mother's and from the father's side. Acholi doesn't have one universal word to cover both. There is no equivalent of 'cousin' in Acholi. Cousins are taken as brothers and sisters from the father’s side. Children of your mother’s sister are called Lamara or Omara for male and female respectively.

Home-Based Care: Inino mo acel, Rose onongo tye ka lwokko lotino ne ci onenno cware Gabriel tye ka dwogo gang kun tye okwako wiye pi abar wic. Dako ne Rose otere i ot yat Lacor kama en obedo iye pi dwe abicel. Lutino odong gang kengi ma omiyo Gabriel olego ni omyero kidwoke woko wek enong yat ki gang. Dakta owaco ki Rose kit ma en omyero ogwok kwede ki cware ni omyero obed ma kome leng ki me neno ni Gabriel pe dok onongo two mukene. Cente me gang obino lacen pi konyo two, lutino oyenyo kolget kwe me jwayo lak baba gi inge cam. Mon me caro meno gujogo yen tedo ki cam me konyo jo paco pa Rose ki Gabriel. John, omin Gabriel ma tidi, guleyo tingo Gabriel aleya gi ki Rose me kelle woko ki dwokke i ot pi oyo nyango. Mingi obedo ka cwalli gi cam mapol mapapat (nyig yat, pot dek ki nyuka). Ki gum marac kom Gabriel omedde ameda. Dano ducu obedo ka konyo me bedo ka loke, rweyokome ki loke tung cel. Ikare ma en onongo dong pe romo cam , gupite ki pii malyet cawa duc. Tom, ngat acel ma miyo ire tam ocako limo jo gang pa Gabriel wang kidek i cabit acel , lego pi gang man, ka okonyo gabriel me coyo doge ma pwod pe kidwoke i ot yat.

Lok manyen

cware pien odong kony ki gang omiyo tam leng cente ka dong baba gi yat kolo lak yat ruddu yen tedo leyo tero woko woko nyango inget rweno lami tam coyo dog her husband because of; due to to remain home based care advised clean income and therefore their father toothpick stick to brush (teeth) firewood take turn to take outside outside mild sunshine / morning sunshine sides to stroke; to massage counselor death will; heritage.

To address Care, Treatment and Positive Living: Iceng adek ii otyeno, mama odwogo ki iot yat ma tye ka bwonyo matek. Onongo ocwalo kare malac me neno en ka bunyu. I acaki en onongo obedo ma cwinye cwee pien onongo en peke ki tic me atima, kun gwoko lutino aboro kulu. Onongo en peke ki cente me gang kwan pa lotino, wilo yat ki me wilo cam pi jo ma i gange. Kama en bedo i iye ni onongo pe ceko cam tutwal kadi bed en opur. I otyeno me ceng adek ni, en bene onongo yat mo me konyo two ne me nono. En bene oyee ni etye ki two cilim ki bene me kanyo peko me mwonyo yat. Me medo ikom meno bene kimiye mucele, unga, muranga ki moo dek. Bene kimiye net ki jeriken me mato pi maleng. Lami tam ocike bote me bedo ka roto kit ma yot kome tye kwede kicel i cabit acel.

Lok manyen

wang kare bwonyo cullo cente kwan ngom ; poto cekko cem maber yee piko tic moo dek miyo jereken cike rotto; limmo mapat ki face period; time to smile to pay school fees soil; land to make grow well (of crops) to accept; to agree schedule; timetable cooking oil to be given jerrycan to promise to check on apart from.

Tic me ii ot ki tic pa coo ki mon

 (Household chores and gender roles)

Okec: Pingo imito dok gang con tutwal? Icito ka timo ngo? Opio: Acito con pien amito lwoko bongo na. Okec: Dako ni peke gang ce? Opio: Tye do ento tye ki tic mapol tutwal. Tye ki tic me teddo cam me dyeceng, lwokko lotino ki yubu cam me otyeno. Okec: aya wek an bene dong adok gang. Opio: Aya do mot jo ma gang. Okec: in bene mot gi.

Frank tye ka lok ki Godfrey

Frank: Itye nining, Godfrey? Godfrey: Atye maber, itye ka cito kwene? Frank: Acito ka neno nera David. Godfrey: Icito ka wace ni ngo? Frank: Baba oora. Ni awace obin opit kalatuc cok ki dog kulu kwica .Ento in icito kwene? Godfrey: An aa ka tweyo dyegi ka dong acito i cuk, mama oora ni acit awil moo tara. Frank: Aya wot maber. Godfrey: In bene.

Lok manyen

nera pe tye ooro pito willo moo tara my maternal uncle is not there to send (a person) plant to buy kerosene; paraffin

Lok manyen

(cont’d)

tara ceto gang twomo pii yeto lantern; lamp to go home to draw water to peel.

To address Care, OVC and Income Generating Activities:

Amac obedo caro ma amaro tutwal. Tye ki dano mapol ma pol gi obedo lopur. I caro man tye mego mo ma mwaka ne tye 57 ma kilwongo ni Epunanci. Lutino ne ducu yam guto woko ki cilim guweko ki en lutino kic apar. En onongo tye ki nyig yat mapol calo pai pai, muyeme, mapenici ki nacinaci. Mapat ki man en obedo ka miyo lukwayo ne nyig yadi man, onongo pe ngeyo ni nyig yadi man pe romo kele cene. Inino mo acel ma en obedo ki lokwayo ne idye kal, latin me peace corps obino ma cok cok ki poto ne ka oboro poto ne tutwal. Inge mote en olwonge me donyo i group pa mon me yenyo kodi. En bene pe oye oyot me donyo i group man kun tamo ni gin mo maber pe bibino ki iye. Ento ikare ma orwate ki Nora ma onongo otiyo tic me yenyo kodi pi mwake apar wiye aryo, tame oloke woko.en odonyo i gurup me yenyo kodi ma dong oweko kombedi en romo wilo buk, kalam, kalu, culu kwan ki lokwayo ne. En kombedi dong romo pito lokwayo ne maber. Med ki meno en owilo opego angwen ma oweko anyime dong tye maber.

Lok manyen

lopur mon too otoo ki owekko pi lotino kic yadi ngom lokwayo gurup cente mapat ki dyekal me kato me maro/pwoyo farmers widow(s) to be killed by; to die of to leave for orphan(s) trees soil; land grandchildren group; class income apart from; leaving aside compound to pass by to admire; to appreciate

Lok manyen

(cont’d) poto me donyo me two woko me weko ni otwo me yee labongo gen rwatte kit garden to join to dry up to make dry to accept reluctantly to meet attitude; way of thinking.

Find out the meaning of this Proverb. Dako nywal ki nyeke. Proverb

How does it relate to the various categories of people in the community?