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ouma

(ˈəʊmɑː)
n
1. grandmother, esp in titular use with surname
2. slang any elderly woman
[Afrikaans]
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The delegation was led by George Abott Ouma, the head of EAC affairs in the country's parliament.
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ADJUMANI, NORTHERN UGANDA * Some days, Angelika Ouma isn't even sure what side of the border she's on.
However, Benter Ouma, 32, and Sabrina Duncan, 40, went on to lie about how Mrs Boyle came about her injuries and failed to seek immediate medical help, leaving the pensioner bleeding in bed while they invented a cover story.
The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) said this week it has responded to the call of Ouma Maria Snyder, a resident of Havana squatter camp near Windhoek, who was forced to single handedly raise her 16 grandchildren when their parents failed to take care of them.
My Ouma grabbed hold of my shirt (just to keep me alive) and I started reeling.
"We want to help our brothers in South Sudan to develop capacity to handle press freedom advocacy campaigns and have a strong union of journalists", said UJU secretary-general Stephen Ouma in an interview with Sudan Tribune on Monday.
If not for wicketkeeper Morris Ouma, who hit a fighting 24, and Ragheb Aga's 18, Kenya would have been shot out before the 50 run mark.
Les yeux de la Ouma ont braques vers la Lune, guettant ce croissant annonciateur du mois sacre.
SM le Roi s'est dit fier des liens de fraternite islamique et des relations de cooperation et de solidarite unissant les deux peuples, faisant part de Sa ferme determination a oeuvrer de concert avec le President Aliyev afin de hisser ces liens au niveau des ambitions communes pour le bien des deux peuples freres et au service de la Ouma Islamique tout entiere.