32. “Wunya, wo-loo te, we-ne-ya, elele meene” !

Signs of a bright day manifest themselves early in the morning.

Lexicon.
mosai/esoko = a round woven basket without a cover.  It is about three feet long.  “Mosai” is used for carrying farm products.  “Mosai” is carried on the back with a specially woven flat belt known as nyowe.

ngaata = a shallow woven basked used in the farm.

e-Fako = the mountain (Mount Cameroon).

Weli = the forest section of the Mountain that lies immediately south of the Savannah zone of the Mountain.  That section of the Mountain is used for farming and hunting of wildlife.

Yasi nanu: Early in the morning, in the month of August (Mbowa  Njoke), Likovo asked her friend Ewune: "I see you with a basket (mosai) on your back already. Would you be climbing up to “Weli” today”  ?

Responding, Ewune said:
“Oh yes  !  The rain of last night is ceasing.  The wind has pushed out the clouds that were hanging over the Mountain (e-Fako), and since there is a clear view of the Mountain now, I expect that there will be no rain until late in the afternoon. I think it will be a bright day”  “
Signs of a bright day manifest themselves early in the morning”.
("wunya  wo-loo  te, we-ne-ya  elele  meene).

“na-gbwa  omai;
e-mbu-wa  e-yo-eya  wunu-wu  wase,
yondeli  tei  nange. !
vaana  va  meso-nji  mi  egbwe  fe,  vane  vaa-gbwa,
e-mbaki  elinge-ya  e-Fako. ema  njiya.!
e-Fako  yene-ya  weei  nange  !  wenga,
mundale  wunya  wo-loo, yeke  te.

Following that forecast, Likovo joined Ewune in the climb up to “Weli.”  There was no rain until the beginning of nightfall.  Ewune's forecast was correct.

"wu-nya  wo-loo  te, we-ne-ya  elele, meene" !

Literally:
Signs of possible success manifest themselves as early as at the first phase of a serious affair/project.

Oma Nanu
Imba Thomas Mbua Ndoko
Dallas Tx, USA

Comments

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"The morning is the beginning and the night is the end. We die to every day we live. And even as we must live in the moment alone, the promise of tomorrow does drive even the wealthiest man, I am sure."

[Stephan Hume]

I have already posted a comment to this before, but I will once again. I dreamt this page. I cannot tell you why, or for what reason. I saw the word: "Mbua" in my dreams. I knew right away that it was of African descent, despite my lack of physcial knowledge of African language. I find it mystical and yet again, in this age of "crisis" in America, I am yet drawn to this site.

A friend of mine has ventured to Africa for a calling to help an orphanage. I know he is on his way to help something beyond even his knowledge.

We are all in this life together. The wisdom of these words are true and lovely. I post again to pay my appreciation to this message. This devine feeling goes deep into my heart and I leave with only this interpretation:

"The morning is the beginning and the night is the end. We die to every day we live. And even as we must live in the moment alone, the promise of tomorrow does drive even the wealthiest man, I am sure."