Hondo

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Nia, Ayanna, Dalila, Lela, Nyah, Nya, Niah, Lulu, Safia, Safiyah, Ayonna, Avana, Zalika, Hasina, Nea, Lakeisha, Jina, Aivana, Shanit, Aivanna, Avania, Shani, Amani

Masculine names

Omari, Jabari, Yazeed, Barack, Faraji, Sadiki, Zuberi, Yazid, Baraka, Barak, Simba, Sahel, Sadeeki, Zubery, Zooberi, Zahoor, Zahur, Barrak, Zahour

Family names

Baharia, Hondo, Dhadho, Esmali, Fuli, Hassani, Juma, Kahinu, Kimachu, Mufasa, Nazari, Ramadhan, Sayyid, Simba, Cheboi, Kobe, Shabani, Shamasdin

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Hondo

Culture and cultural heritage

Cave paintings, Types of Dance, Dance-fighting, and many martial arts

Shared customary codes and values

Once you are given a path in life by the world, you must follow it no matter what, respected whether you are a fisher or a warrior, but you must follow that path.

Average technological level

Primitive

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

Respect to ancestors, Respect to Elders, Respect to someone who follows their life path.

Birth & Baptismal Rites

A single finger swipe of the zom bafa fruit across the forehead.

Coming of Age Rites

At the age of 5, the child picks from hundreds of different stones, following their intuition, deciding their life path.
At the age of 6 for the child to hunt, fight, or craft their first beast or project depending on their decided life path.

Funerary and Memorial customs

Customary burning with a sacrifice of food and herbs.

Common Taboos

Ignoring your life path.

Related Locations

• Ardhi Jua