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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rodney Muhumuza and Gaspard Maheburwa

A melodic greeting between women in Burundi is at risk of being lost

Burundi Melodic Greeting - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The hug between the two women looked like it would last forever. A spirited 85-year-old had embraced a younger woman she hadn’t seen for months, and she chanted a number of questions in the peculiar yodeling routine of her ancestors.

How are you? How is your husband? How are the kids? How are your cows? Are you on good terms with your neighbors?

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