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Simbi Nyaima

by Grace Ogot

FolkloreFictionGeographical mythsLuo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people)Clans

Retelling of a Luo legend about the origin of Lake Simbi in western Kenya; "Simbi Nyaima" means "the village that sank" in Luo. This English translation was done posthumously to celebrate the author.

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