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HIGHPOINTS OF MIGRATIONS OF GGUHO

Gguho cy bo

The Gguho migrated from Hozzy,

settling at Hozzymuva.

Muwavur was the first generation,

Vulolo was the second generation,

Lolobbo was the third generation,

Bo’o’nge was the fourth generation,

Ngewaho was the fifth generation,

which arrived at Honetushy,

at the place Ddiboqulo.

Jienengeddi’s family

rode five water buffaloes,

crossing the ridge of Lolo Mountain,

to invite maidens to come plant crops.

The maidens did not agree to come;

they laughed “ha ha” and played on the hillsides.

They invited their mothers to act as nimu,

and conduct the soul sending-off ritual.1

The mothers were unwilling to do so,

and climbed into the tree branches to play.2

They migrated to Syrongevo to settle down;

migrating to Syrongevo they found

the sounds from the forests were very loud.

So, they migrated to Labasado to settle down,

then migrated from Labasado,

then settled down in Vovyshuli.

they migrated from Vovyshuli,

then settled down in Syrddaawo;

they migrated from Syrddaawo,

then settled down in Ggeddurhxoke;

they migrated from Ggeddurhxoke,

then settled down in Yotejielie;

they migrated from Yotejielie,

then settled down in Munyihovi;

they migrated from Munyihovi,

then settled down in Nyieniepushur;

they migrated from Nyieniepushur,

then settled down in Imonzivo.

At the place Imonzivo,

Hxuo killed his mother and cut her apart;

a black cow was also brought and cut apart.

The sons of Nzy did not know how to live properly:

Brothers and sisters mixed up their clothes.

Thus, the Nzy killed three pairs of dholes

and hung them up the road.3

Thus, they could hold their heads high.

When hunting and herding,

the cries of the high and low were not clearly distinguished,

as were not the cries of male and female, old and young.

Thus, they killed three pairs of hunting dogs,

and hung them down the road.

Thus, the position of the slaves became lower;

from then on the slaves had to obey the Nzy.

The rules of the high and low were set;

the realms of master and slave were thus divided.4

This is the migration account of the Ho.