- 1930 — The last confirmed lynching of Black people in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana; Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith are murdered.
- 1932 — Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian runner who will set a world record while running barefoot at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, is born.
- 1989 — U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia.
ọgbọ /ɔg͡bɔ/
person
e.g.
Ọgbọ mhi khẹkhẹ.
en
Literal translation: I wait for a person. Nuanced translation: I am waiting for someone.
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Okello okalo kaa ga kala min okello penjo ni ere Kaka okello nyalo kelo kalo ka ga kala
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Okello and his antics
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