User:Jalego

alego- usonga is a division of siaya district in [western kenya]. it is mainly almost exlusively dominated by the [Luo tribe]. the people of alego have gained alot of respect from the rest of the Luo due to their characteristic high intelect and promince in the colonial and post colonial times in kenya.

Luos keen on naming their kids, and every name given by the community has a meaning behind it, meant to inspire the kid in one way or another, be it traditional or religious

Barack Obama whose father hails from the region has his names derived from Luo language.

Barack- is a derivative of swahili word baraka which translates to blessing/benediction

The name Obama comes from the Luo word, bamo, which means to change a Bearing (navigation), a term for direction, like in directional change.

therefore, the name [Barack Obama] should mean a "blessed change in Bearing (navigation), a term for direction "

Jalego (talk) 02:44, 20 November 2008 (UTC)